Ley 1761 de 2015 | Ley 1761 de 2015 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 1761 de 2015

This provision states that Law 1761 of 2015 creates feminicide as an autonomous criminal offence and sets out other measures.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 1761 de 2015
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This provision states that Law 1761 of 2015 creates feminicide as an autonomous criminal offence and sets out other measures. This article states the law’s purpose: to make femicide an autonomous crime and to support investigation, punishment, prevention, and awareness actions against gender-based violence against women. This provision creates the offense of feminicidio and sets a prison term of 250 to 500 months when a person causes a woman’s death under the listed conditions. This provision sets an aggravated prison sentence for feminicide when listed circumstances apply. The penalty for the conduct covered by the previous articles is doubled when it is committed against a child under 14 or against a woman because she is a woman.

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