Carouge installs red bench to honor femicide victims and advocate for legal recognition

Carouge, Switzerland, has installed a red bench to honor victims of femicide and highlight the lack of legal recognition for the term in Switzerland. This symbolic gesture marks Carouge as the first French-speaking Swiss municipality to host such a bench, which aims to raise awareness about the ongoing issue of femicides and the absence of specific legal classification in the country. The red bench initiative originated in Italy in 2016 and has since spread globally, with other red benches already present in Switzerland.