Giorgia Meloni

“ War rapes are a real weapon, a tremendous weapon that reduces women to territory to be possessed, which creates incurable wounds, grudges that last over time, often for life.
A commitment from the entire international community is urgently needed on this: Italy participates in numerous United Nations programs which aim to protect the rights of women and girls and ensure justice for the victims of abuse and violence. The battles against genital mutilation and early and forced marriages have always seen Italy at the forefront. ”

“ Just as we must support the desire for freedom and the battles that, in some countries, from Afghanistan to Iran, women are carrying on with courage and determination and to reclaim their role in society.
Unfortunately, even in Italy the picture remains worrying and requires the utmost attention from the institutions. Feminicide is the final act of violence against women. It is the extreme form of the most brutal and most evident violence, the physical one, which has many possible ways of exercising: from threats to persecution, from mistreatment to rapes. ”

“ Just as it is essential to reflect, not only at an international level but also at home, on the relationship between violence and ideological belonging, especially with reference to immigrant women. Physical abuse, clothing restrictions, prohibition of going to school, imposition of unwanted marriages, abuses, murders are justified by the perpetrators because they are considered to conform to the religion or culture of the country of origin. ”

“ We will engage in special awareness and information campaigns to make women aware of the assistance tools they can turn to: from the Anti-Violence Centers and Shelters on the toll-free number 1522. Just as we intend to strengthen the Anti-Trafficking Plan for more incisive action to defend and protect the victims. It is necessary, and I'm going to conclude, to fight the new forms of oppression and domination of women which are becoming more and more established in our time. We are here to overcome injustices and fight against all forms of violence. ”

“ I know that women can and will do it. I am sure that the courage, tenacity and will of women are great resources that we have and that they must be valued, in society and in politics. We are here for this. ”

“ Women don't always report, because they are blackmailed by the presence of children, because they are not economically independent, because they are afraid, because they delude themselves that the man will change, because there is an emotional relationship involved, because they believe they are weak or because they feel sun. ”

“ Unfortunately, it has been found that girls and female adolescents tend to tolerate the violence suffered in adulthood, while male children or adolescents who are victims of witnessing violence are more likely to become aggressive partners. ”

“ We will work to guarantee the certainty of punishment, to strengthen the protection measures for victims and to strengthen the use of electronic bracelets, which are often not applied because they simply do not exist. ”

“ We will invest in the training of operators - law enforcement agencies, magistrates, lawyers, doctors, social workers, teachers and health personnel - and in cooperation between the various professional figures to find the most appropriate solutions for each specific case and the most effective interventions to protect any minors involved. ”