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Output code: O 1.1 Responsible: Fondazione Risorsa Donna Version: 2.0 Versions history Version nº Date v. 1.0 31/01/2017 v. 2.0 02/05/2017 Authors Quality check Simonetta Bormioli, Maria Claudia Costantini, Maria Paola Costantini, Diana Oancea and has collaborated Giulia Pederzini Fabrizio Paloni Simonetta Bormioli, Maria Claudia Costantini, Maria Paola Costantini, Diana Oancea and has collaborated Giulia Pederzini Fabrizio Paloni The HASP Honour Ambassadors against Shame Practices has been granted by the European Union represented by the European Commission - DG Justice - Grant agreement JUST/2014/RDAP/AG/HARM/7973 This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the HASP project partnership and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. This publication is available on the website www.hasp-project.eu 2
Table of contents Introduction 5 THE ITALIAN CONTEXT 7 Where Italy stands on the subject of gender equality 7 The definition of VAW (violence against women) and HRV (honour related violence) 10 The situation of VAW and of HRV 11 The data and information collection 13 The ongoing debate that raised in society and in mass media 16 Recent research and studies on the subject 16 2. THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 20 Premise 20 2.1. Brief historical evolution and definition of crimes committed for honour related reasons 20 2.2. The transposition of International and European Legislation 22 2.3. The definition of Honour related crimes 25 2.4. Italian Legislation on Violence Against Women 26 2.4.1 Legal protection in cases of violence 28 2.4.2. Set of Norms on the topic of forced marriage 29 2.4.3. The Italian legislation on the so called shotgun marriage 2.4.4. The Italian legislation on convenience marriages 31 2.4.5. The Italian legislation on child marriages 31 2.4.6. The content of the Special Action Plan on gender and against sexual violence- May 31 2015 31 2.4. The Regional Legislation in Italy 33 2.5. The Italian Jurisdiction 37 2.6. Conclusions and Final Reflections 39 3. POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 41 3.1 Competent National Institutions and Authorities on VAW and HRV 3.2 The Implementation of the Special Action Plan against gender-based and sexual violence 42 41 3.3 The Jurisdiction of Regions and Municipalities 43 3.4 The specific measures adopted at national, regional and local level 44 3.4.1 National Anti-violence network in support of women victims of violence 44 3.4.2 The agreement Protocol between ANCI and the Association D.I.Re 44 3.4.3 The local Protocols to develop anti-violence networks at local level 44 3.5 The Financial Resources system 45 4 Responses to VAW and HRV 4.1 Services offered by national institutions 47 4.1.1 Numbers of public utility 47 47 4.1.2 Social and Healthcare related Services 48 4.1.3 Social Assistance Services 50 3