Kyrgyzstan is considering introducing life imprisonment for the murder of women under a proposed bill submitted for public discussion by lawmaker Burul Amanova.

The draft legislation would add the legal definition of "femicide" to the country's Criminal Code. It defines femicide as the killing of a woman motivated by gender-based discrimination or committed in connection with rape, The Caspian Post reports via TASS.

The proposal would also classify as femicide cases involving the forced suicide of a woman and the killing of a pregnant woman. Offenders convicted of these crimes would face life imprisonment, confiscation of property, and would be ineligible for amnesty.

According to the explanatory note accompanying the bill, the initiative is not intended to support or oppose the feminist movement. Instead, its primary goal is to strengthen legal protection for girls and women by recognizing their murder as a separate category of crime and imposing tougher penalties.