Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform
@femicidewatch.bsky.social
A global knowledge hub providing selective, high-quality information on femi(ni)cide from news, multimedia, policy, research, and more!
#HerLifeMattered
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#HerLifeMattered
Check out the platform: https://femicide-watch.org
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!
#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
It’s #WisdomWednesday!
Today we highlight the work of Dr. Jesenia Pizarro — a leading voice on #femicide research in the U.S. Her work pushes for better data, justice-based prevention, and real systemic change.
Today we highlight the work of Dr. Jesenia Pizarro — a leading voice on #femicide research in the U.S. Her work pushes for better data, justice-based prevention, and real systemic change.
July 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It’s #WisdomWednesday!
Today we highlight the work of Dr. Jesenia Pizarro — a leading voice on #femicide research in the U.S. Her work pushes for better data, justice-based prevention, and real systemic change.
Today we highlight the work of Dr. Jesenia Pizarro — a leading voice on #femicide research in the U.S. Her work pushes for better data, justice-based prevention, and real systemic change.
Check out this #KeyReading on Public Health and gender-based violence.
The authors discuss the systematic tendency to overlook women’s experiences as individual instances, contributing to the invisibility of femicide within public health discourse.
📖:https://femicide-watch.org/node/921264
The authors discuss the systematic tendency to overlook women’s experiences as individual instances, contributing to the invisibility of femicide within public health discourse.
📖:https://femicide-watch.org/node/921264
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Check out this #KeyReading on Public Health and gender-based violence.
The authors discuss the systematic tendency to overlook women’s experiences as individual instances, contributing to the invisibility of femicide within public health discourse.
📖:https://femicide-watch.org/node/921264
The authors discuss the systematic tendency to overlook women’s experiences as individual instances, contributing to the invisibility of femicide within public health discourse.
📖:https://femicide-watch.org/node/921264
#Study on intimate partner #femicide in #China identifies societal, relationship, and individual level situational triggers in femicide court cases.
Check out the full article⤵️
femicide-watch.org/node/921259
Check out the full article⤵️
femicide-watch.org/node/921259
March 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#Study on intimate partner #femicide in #China identifies societal, relationship, and individual level situational triggers in femicide court cases.
Check out the full article⤵️
femicide-watch.org/node/921259
Check out the full article⤵️
femicide-watch.org/node/921259
On #InternationalWomensDay, we call to #EndFemicide.
March 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On #InternationalWomensDay, we call to #EndFemicide.
Femicide in #SouthAfrica has been identified as the country’s ‘second pandemic’.
In response, the government has announced implementation of a tracking app and a council to guide prevention.
Read the collection of sources on the Femicide Watch Platform: femicide-watch.org
In response, the government has announced implementation of a tracking app and a council to guide prevention.
Read the collection of sources on the Femicide Watch Platform: femicide-watch.org
February 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Femicide in #SouthAfrica has been identified as the country’s ‘second pandemic’.
In response, the government has announced implementation of a tracking app and a council to guide prevention.
Read the collection of sources on the Femicide Watch Platform: femicide-watch.org
In response, the government has announced implementation of a tracking app and a council to guide prevention.
Read the collection of sources on the Femicide Watch Platform: femicide-watch.org
Europe has the second highest percentage of femicide after Asia.
Despite this, femicide often goes unmentioned.
“Femicide as a Phenomenon in Europe” is a dossier that explores the prevalence of femicide and expert recommendation.
Read in full: bit.ly/40D5Ifp
Despite this, femicide often goes unmentioned.
“Femicide as a Phenomenon in Europe” is a dossier that explores the prevalence of femicide and expert recommendation.
Read in full: bit.ly/40D5Ifp
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Europe has the second highest percentage of femicide after Asia.
Despite this, femicide often goes unmentioned.
“Femicide as a Phenomenon in Europe” is a dossier that explores the prevalence of femicide and expert recommendation.
Read in full: bit.ly/40D5Ifp
Despite this, femicide often goes unmentioned.
“Femicide as a Phenomenon in Europe” is a dossier that explores the prevalence of femicide and expert recommendation.
Read in full: bit.ly/40D5Ifp