Father Calls for Cultural Change at Funeral of Murdered Daughter

Giulia Cecchetin's murder sparks outrage and a call to action against gender violence in Italy.

Giulia Cecchetin, a 22-year-old woman, was murdered on Nov. 18, sparking outrage against gender violence in Italy.
Her ex-boyfriend, Filippo Turetta, was later arrested in Germany and admitted to the crime during prosecutors' questioning.
Thousands of mourners gathered for her funeral in Padua, where her father called for men to be 'agents of change' in a culture that undervalues women's lives.
Cecchetin is among 102 women murdered through mid-November this year in Italy, more than half by current or former intimate partners, according to the Interior Ministry.
The European Institute of Gender Equality estimated that in 2017, 43.9% of intentional female homicides in Italy were of women who were victims of their intimate partners.