JA21 and PRO Propose Landmark Legislation to Increase Sentences for Femicide
New legislation in the Netherlands seeks to recognize femicide in the Criminal Code, allowing for life sentences based on patterns of prior abuse.
By: AXL Media
Published: Apr 8, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT
Source: Information for this report was sourced from NL Times
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JA21 and PRO Propose Landmark Legislation to Increase Sentences for Femicide
SUMMARY
Two prominent Dutch political parties, JA21 and PRO, are drafting an initiative law to mandate harsher prison sentences for femicide, the intentional killing of women. The proposal seeks to classify gender-based killings as murder with premeditation, potentially raising maximum penalties to 30 years or life imprisonment.
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Legal Recognition of Gender-Based Killings
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