There has been a rise in sexual
violence in Italy that is linked to illegal immigration,
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said Monday.
"The scope of our Constitution, which does not allow
discrimination based on sex, must be clear to every newcomer, to
all those who want to live with us," he said n a video message
broadcast during the presentation of the Giulia Cecchettin
Foundation at the Chamber of Deputies.
"We must not pretend not to see that the increase in sexual
violence is also linked to forms of marginalization and deviance
that in some way derive from illegal immigration".
The murder earlier this year of 22-year-old Cecchettin by her ex
boyfriend shocked Italy and highlighted its problem with
femicide and gender-based violence, leading to the setting up of
the foundation in her name.
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