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Behind every statistic is a life. Behind every femicide is a failure of protection.
During the #16Days of Activism, we uplift the work of femicide observatories and the Femicide Watch Platform who make these failures visible so they cannot be ignored.
During the #16Days of Activism, we uplift the work of femicide observatories and the Femicide Watch Platform who make these failures visible so they cannot be ignored.
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Behind every statistic is a life. Behind every femicide is a failure of protection.
During the #16Days of Activism, we uplift the work of femicide observatories and the Femicide Watch Platform who make these failures visible so they cannot be ignored.
During the #16Days of Activism, we uplift the work of femicide observatories and the Femicide Watch Platform who make these failures visible so they cannot be ignored.
Violence against women does not stop at the doorstep. It follows women into streets, campuses, workplaces, transit systems, and every part of public life.
Harassment, stalking, and gender related killings are part of a global pattern that denies women safety and dignity. Learn more below. #16Days
Harassment, stalking, and gender related killings are part of a global pattern that denies women safety and dignity. Learn more below. #16Days
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Violence against women does not stop at the doorstep. It follows women into streets, campuses, workplaces, transit systems, and every part of public life.
Harassment, stalking, and gender related killings are part of a global pattern that denies women safety and dignity. Learn more below. #16Days
Harassment, stalking, and gender related killings are part of a global pattern that denies women safety and dignity. Learn more below. #16Days
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Older women face some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence and it’s one of the least talked-about forms of gendered harm. Age doesn’t protect people from abuse. It often makes it easier to hide.
See below to learn more:
See below to learn more:
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Older women face some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence and it’s one of the least talked-about forms of gendered harm. Age doesn’t protect people from abuse. It often makes it easier to hide.
See below to learn more:
See below to learn more:
Today we are reflecting on one of our past events: our second Femi(ni)cide in Focus event featuring Ololade Ajawi from @DOHScares Foundation!
Read more and access Ololade’s insights here: femicide-watch.org/node/921290
#16DaysofActivism #eventspotlight #keyactor #Nigeria
Read more and access Ololade’s insights here: femicide-watch.org/node/921290
#16DaysofActivism #eventspotlight #keyactor #Nigeria
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today we are reflecting on one of our past events: our second Femi(ni)cide in Focus event featuring Ololade Ajawi from @DOHScares Foundation!
Read more and access Ololade’s insights here: femicide-watch.org/node/921290
#16DaysofActivism #eventspotlight #keyactor #Nigeria
Read more and access Ololade’s insights here: femicide-watch.org/node/921290
#16DaysofActivism #eventspotlight #keyactor #Nigeria
Today is the fourth day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.
Today’s #foundational topic: defining femicide, feminicide, and a new medico-legal approach to defining femicide.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921286
Today’s #foundational topic: defining femicide, feminicide, and a new medico-legal approach to defining femicide.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921286
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today is the fourth day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.
Today’s #foundational topic: defining femicide, feminicide, and a new medico-legal approach to defining femicide.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921286
Today’s #foundational topic: defining femicide, feminicide, and a new medico-legal approach to defining femicide.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921286
Today is the third day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.
Learn about #intimatepartnerviolence in #Scotland, and how the love narrative excuses male violence.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921283
Learn about #intimatepartnerviolence in #Scotland, and how the love narrative excuses male violence.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921283
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today is the third day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.
Learn about #intimatepartnerviolence in #Scotland, and how the love narrative excuses male violence.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921283
Learn about #intimatepartnerviolence in #Scotland, and how the love narrative excuses male violence.
Read to learn more👇
femicide-watch.org/node/921283
On day two of the 16 Days of Activism, we recognize that LGBTQ+ communities face disproportionate rates of gender based violence.
From rising hate crimes in Canada to criminalization worldwide, this violence is systemic. We honour survivors, uplift queer and trans voices, and commit to real action.
From rising hate crimes in Canada to criminalization worldwide, this violence is systemic. We honour survivors, uplift queer and trans voices, and commit to real action.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
On day two of the 16 Days of Activism, we recognize that LGBTQ+ communities face disproportionate rates of gender based violence.
From rising hate crimes in Canada to criminalization worldwide, this violence is systemic. We honour survivors, uplift queer and trans voices, and commit to real action.
From rising hate crimes in Canada to criminalization worldwide, this violence is systemic. We honour survivors, uplift queer and trans voices, and commit to real action.
Today marks the start of the #16daysofactivism against #genderbasedviolence.
We will be highlighting key actors, days, events, definitions, and more to bring awareness about GBV.
Read more about today’s topic; the history of November 25th and the impact of the Mirabal Sisters.
We will be highlighting key actors, days, events, definitions, and more to bring awareness about GBV.
Read more about today’s topic; the history of November 25th and the impact of the Mirabal Sisters.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today marks the start of the #16daysofactivism against #genderbasedviolence.
We will be highlighting key actors, days, events, definitions, and more to bring awareness about GBV.
Read more about today’s topic; the history of November 25th and the impact of the Mirabal Sisters.
We will be highlighting key actors, days, events, definitions, and more to bring awareness about GBV.
Read more about today’s topic; the history of November 25th and the impact of the Mirabal Sisters.
There are still spots left to register for tomorrow’s webinar on Femicide in Nigeria with leading femicide observatory @DOHScares.
Register 🔗 tr.ee/V8-mv5D2i3
@CAN_Femicide #femicide #event #online #Nigeria
Register 🔗 tr.ee/V8-mv5D2i3
@CAN_Femicide #femicide #event #online #Nigeria
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
There are still spots left to register for tomorrow’s webinar on Femicide in Nigeria with leading femicide observatory @DOHScares.
Register 🔗 tr.ee/V8-mv5D2i3
@CAN_Femicide #femicide #event #online #Nigeria
Register 🔗 tr.ee/V8-mv5D2i3
@CAN_Femicide #femicide #event #online #Nigeria
#NewDate: join us for this virtual event with @DOHScares Founder and leading voice against #femicide in #Nigeria.
We will be discussing the multiple facets of DOHS Cares Foundations’ work, including a live femicide dashboard.
Register now 👉: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/034e33...
We will be discussing the multiple facets of DOHS Cares Foundations’ work, including a live femicide dashboard.
Register now 👉: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/034e33...
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#NewDate: join us for this virtual event with @DOHScares Founder and leading voice against #femicide in #Nigeria.
We will be discussing the multiple facets of DOHS Cares Foundations’ work, including a live femicide dashboard.
Register now 👉: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/034e33...
We will be discussing the multiple facets of DOHS Cares Foundations’ work, including a live femicide dashboard.
Register now 👉: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/034e33...
‼️Call for event submissions‼️
Are you hosting a virtual, hybrid, or in-person event related to femicide? We want to help you advertise it on our event webpage!
Send your event information to editors@femicide-watch.org, and we will publish it on our platform!
Are you hosting a virtual, hybrid, or in-person event related to femicide? We want to help you advertise it on our event webpage!
Send your event information to editors@femicide-watch.org, and we will publish it on our platform!
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
‼️Call for event submissions‼️
Are you hosting a virtual, hybrid, or in-person event related to femicide? We want to help you advertise it on our event webpage!
Send your event information to editors@femicide-watch.org, and we will publish it on our platform!
Are you hosting a virtual, hybrid, or in-person event related to femicide? We want to help you advertise it on our event webpage!
Send your event information to editors@femicide-watch.org, and we will publish it on our platform!
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The Narratives of Femicide Perpetrators in Latin America: Taking Lives is now out!
As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@dabneyevans.bsky.social @isa-sociology.org @wg11-sa.bsky.social @femicidewatch.bsky.social@unileiden.bsky.social@thesvri.bsky.social
As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@dabneyevans.bsky.social @isa-sociology.org @wg11-sa.bsky.social @femicidewatch.bsky.social@unileiden.bsky.social@thesvri.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Narratives of Femicide Perpetrators in Latin America: Taking Lives is now out!
As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@dabneyevans.bsky.social @isa-sociology.org @wg11-sa.bsky.social @femicidewatch.bsky.social@unileiden.bsky.social@thesvri.bsky.social
As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@dabneyevans.bsky.social @isa-sociology.org @wg11-sa.bsky.social @femicidewatch.bsky.social@unileiden.bsky.social@thesvri.bsky.social
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A 29-year-old man accused of murdering Ballymena woman Chloe Mitchell is to stand trial next February. The remains of the 21-year old were recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chloe Mitchell: Trial date set for man accused of murder
The remains of the 21-year old were recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.
www.bbc.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A 29-year-old man accused of murdering Ballymena woman Chloe Mitchell is to stand trial next February. The remains of the 21-year old were recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Femicide persists because of impunity. When justice systems fail to investigate and punish gender-based killings, they make it clear that women’s lives are treated as disposable.
#HerLifeMattered
#HerLifeMattered
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#Femicide persists because of impunity. When justice systems fail to investigate and punish gender-based killings, they make it clear that women’s lives are treated as disposable.
#HerLifeMattered
#HerLifeMattered
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A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos, Mexico, since 2015.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Embroidery honors Mexico femicide victims: ‘The next name might be yours’
A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos since 2015
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos, Mexico, since 2015.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Canada is at a crossroads: will we finally name femicide in the Criminal Code?
Justice Fred Ferguson’s call highlights the urgent need to treat gender-based killings with the seriousness they demand. #HerLifeMattered
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Justice Fred Ferguson’s call highlights the urgent need to treat gender-based killings with the seriousness they demand. #HerLifeMattered
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New Brunswick judge calling on lawmakers to strengthen punishment for femicide | CBC News
A New Brunswick judge has called on lawmakers to change the Criminal Code of Canada to strengthen the sentence for men who kill women.
www.cbc.ca
August 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Canada is at a crossroads: will we finally name femicide in the Criminal Code?
Justice Fred Ferguson’s call highlights the urgent need to treat gender-based killings with the seriousness they demand. #HerLifeMattered
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Justice Fred Ferguson’s call highlights the urgent need to treat gender-based killings with the seriousness they demand. #HerLifeMattered
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tatiana Mevel’s death is a tragic reminder: when the law waits for violence to escalate, women pay the price.
#HerLifeMattered
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
#HerLifeMattered
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
The femicide of Tatiana Mevel exposes a society that 'does not sufficiently consider this danger'
This French mother had filed complaints twice against her former partner. For a specialist, when it comes to femicides, 'protection must come before punishment.'
www.lemonde.fr
August 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tatiana Mevel’s death is a tragic reminder: when the law waits for violence to escalate, women pay the price.
#HerLifeMattered
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
#HerLifeMattered
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Guelph Police have made more than 25 arrests for intimate partner violence (IPV) in 2025.
The Guelph Police Service says recent investments in addressing IPV and human trafficking are starting to yield progress.
Check out the story below.
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/gu...
The Guelph Police Service says recent investments in addressing IPV and human trafficking are starting to yield progress.
Check out the story below.
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/gu...
Guelph Police have made at least 25 arrests related to intimate partner violence so far this year
The Guelph Police Service said investments in addressing intimate partner violence and human trafficking are paying off in the Royal City.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Guelph Police have made more than 25 arrests for intimate partner violence (IPV) in 2025.
The Guelph Police Service says recent investments in addressing IPV and human trafficking are starting to yield progress.
Check out the story below.
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/gu...
The Guelph Police Service says recent investments in addressing IPV and human trafficking are starting to yield progress.
Check out the story below.
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/gu...
New Zealand has no official count of #femicides—because the government doesn’t track them.
Researcher Natalie Thorburn is calling for action. Naming the problem is the first step.
#HerLifeMattered
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Researcher Natalie Thorburn is calling for action. Naming the problem is the first step.
#HerLifeMattered
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
New Zealand needs to step up to address femicide, researcher says
A new study, which shows 14 women are killed at the hands of someone they know each year on average, urges gender-based violence be treated as a public, systemic femicide crisis.
www.thepost.co.nz
July 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New Zealand has no official count of #femicides—because the government doesn’t track them.
Researcher Natalie Thorburn is calling for action. Naming the problem is the first step.
#HerLifeMattered
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Researcher Natalie Thorburn is calling for action. Naming the problem is the first step.
#HerLifeMattered
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
After 17‑year‑old Breanna Broadfoot was fatally stabbed in an act of intimate partner violence in London, advocates are renewing calls for urgent justice, stronger protections, and life‑saving interventions to prevent more tragedies.
#HerLifeMattered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#HerLifeMattered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Domestic violence ended his teen daughter's life a year ago. As Ontario cases rise, he's pushing for change | CBC News
Families affected by intimate partner violence and politicians say there's urgency to declaring it an epidemic in Ontario amid reports of a rising number of cases. "What happened to my daughter is exa...
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
After 17‑year‑old Breanna Broadfoot was fatally stabbed in an act of intimate partner violence in London, advocates are renewing calls for urgent justice, stronger protections, and life‑saving interventions to prevent more tragedies.
#HerLifeMattered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#HerLifeMattered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The murder of Tiffany Wanyonyi, a police officer in Kenya shows just how deep #femicide runs—even women trained to protect aren’t protected themselves.
As CNN reports, intimate partner violence is rampant, and the justice system is failing to act. #HerLifeMattered
www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/a...
As CNN reports, intimate partner violence is rampant, and the justice system is failing to act. #HerLifeMattered
www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/a...
What the brutal killing of a female police officer reveals about Kenya’s femicide crisis | CNN
Kenya’s femicide crisis is so pervasive that even female police officers are not immune –– such as victim and mother-of-two Tiffany Wanyonyi.
www.cnn.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The murder of Tiffany Wanyonyi, a police officer in Kenya shows just how deep #femicide runs—even women trained to protect aren’t protected themselves.
As CNN reports, intimate partner violence is rampant, and the justice system is failing to act. #HerLifeMattered
www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/a...
As CNN reports, intimate partner violence is rampant, and the justice system is failing to act. #HerLifeMattered
www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/a...
The killing of 23-year-old Teodora Marcu, shot in broad daylight while holding her 3-year-old daughter walking to her daycare, has sparked nationwide protests in Romania.
Her death is the 25th #femicide recorded in Romania in just five months.
www.rferl.org/a/romania-mu...
Her death is the 25th #femicide recorded in Romania in just five months.
www.rferl.org/a/romania-mu...
After Shock Killing Of Pregnant Mother, Thousands Of Romanians Protest Against Gender Violence
In the aftermath of a harrowing murder in Romania, protesters in central Bucharest rallied for a cultural shift on June 3.
www.rferl.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The killing of 23-year-old Teodora Marcu, shot in broad daylight while holding her 3-year-old daughter walking to her daycare, has sparked nationwide protests in Romania.
Her death is the 25th #femicide recorded in Romania in just five months.
www.rferl.org/a/romania-mu...
Her death is the 25th #femicide recorded in Romania in just five months.
www.rferl.org/a/romania-mu...
In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides.
#HerLifeMattered
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...
#HerLifeMattered
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...
In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides
Greek police have improved the way they help victims of domestic violence. But the trial of a man accused of killing his ex-partner outside the police station where she had sought protection is showin...
balkaninsight.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides.
#HerLifeMattered
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...
#HerLifeMattered
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...