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WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses femicide

The indicator assesses whether the law addresses any of the following: (1) specifically criminalize femicide (the intentional killing of a woman with a gender-related motivation; (2) provides for aggravated penalties for the intentional killing of women. Score = 1 if the condition is met; otherwise, score = 0. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)