France unveiled Monday new measures to combat violence against women by their partners or ex-partners, seeking to toughen up the law as concerns mount over the number of women killed in the country.

 

法国于本周一公布了多项新措施，以打击伴侣或前伴侣对女性的家暴。法国国内女性被杀害案件数量不断引发担忧，法国政府试图加大这方面的法律打击力度。

 

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe made the announcements on the UN-backed International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, two days after tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France in a show of solidarity¹.

 

Growing anger over the failures in Europe and globally to make progress ending the horrendous² annual toll³ has pressured governments to begin to take action, though activists⁴ warned that far more needs to be done.

 

Expressing hope that the plan would prove an "electric shock", Philippe said the measures would seek to broaden the definition of violence, including how harassment⁵ can lead to suicide.

 

Since the start of 2019, at least 117 women have been killed by their partner or former partner in France, according to a case-by-case study by AFP based on media reports.

 

The figure shows no improving trend -- last year, 121 women died in what are increasingly termed femicides, to underscore the fact the victims were killed because they were female.

 

An additional 213,000 women in France are victims of physical or sexual violence on the part of their partner or ex-partner, according to the latest official figures.

 

The announcements by Philippe focused on ending what he described as "absurdities⁶" and "dysfunctional aspects" in the law to ensure that women would be better protected.

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