One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global ... - UN News
Nov 25, 2024 · Femicide transcends borders, socioeconomic statuses, and cultures, but its severity varies regionally. According to the report, Africa recorded the highest rates of intimate partner and...
Filippo Turetta: Ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in femicide ...
Dec 3, 2024 · A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight...
U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an ...
Nov 26, 2024 · She is talking about a new report that estimates 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023 — instances where a woman is targeted because of her gender, either killed by an intimate partner, a close...
Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters ... - Associated Press News
4 days ago · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital hurled tear gas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide, or the killing of women, and arrested an unknown number of people.. Protesters chanting “Stop femicide” were dispersed by police in a public park in Nairobi where they had gathered and later engaged in running battles along the streets.
Five essential facts to know about femicide - UN Women
Nov 25, 2024 · Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. Gender-related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls.
One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate …
New York, 25 November 2024 – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive globally.. Globally, 85,000 …
Femicide - BBC News
Apr 24, 2024 · Rising cases of femicide reveal entrenched sexist attitudes in the East African nation. The shocking killing of student Rita Waeni, 20, has ignited an anti-femicide campaign …
Femicide News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
Sep 18, 2024 · A recent jury examining murders of women urged the federal government to add the term femicide and its definition to the Criminal Code. A Toronto woman was set on fire on a TTC bus: police say ...
Femicide in Kenya: What’s causing an epidemic of ... - Al Jazeera
Jan 27, 2024 · Activists in Kenya say the country is experiencing increasing rates of femicide, which is defined as the intentional murder of women or girls primarily because of their gender, and usually by...
Giulia Cecchettin: Ex-boyfriend Turetta sentenced to life in jail - BBC
Stories of femicide routinely top the news agenda in Italy, but Giulia Cecchettin’s story attracted an unusual amount of attention from the start. The week-long search for the young couple ...