What is Femicide?
The term '''femicide''' refers to killing women. [[Feminism|Feminist]] Diana Russell is one of the many early pioneers of the term; she defines the word as referring to killing [[woman|women]] because of their [[gender]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.femicide.net/|title=COST Action 1206 - Femicide|date=2019-05-09|access-date=2019-12-19|archive-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509063122/https://www.femicide.net/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The term was first used around 1801 in [[England]] to represent the killing of women. The term has created [[controversy]], and other feminists differ on what the word ''femicide'' really means. ==Brazil== In Brazil, crime is in the Brazilian Criminal Code since 2012. The penalty for this crime is 12 to 30 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://professorlfg.jusbrasil.com.br/artigos/173139525/feminicidio-entenda-as-questoes-controvertidas-da-lei-13104-2015|title=Feminicídio: entenda as questões controvertidas da Lei 13.104/2015|website=Jusbrasil|language=pt-br|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Violence against women]] [[Category:Murders]]