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- Today marks #HumanRightsDay and the last day of the #16DaysofActivismAgainstGBV. December 10, 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created. Yet, women & girls are still disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence and femicide; violating the right to life.
- This year’s #16Days theme focuses on ending digital violence against women and girls. Online abuse is real harm and it limits safety, dignity, and participation in public life. The UNiTE campaign calls for stronger protections, safer platforms, and better support for survivors.
- There is big news from Ottawa 🇨🇦 where Justice Minister @SeanFraserMP has just tabled legislation to: ✅ criminalize coercive control ✅ update the criminal code, classifying femicide as first degree murder ✅ and addressing the scourge that is AI generated deepfakes and porn
- We would not be here without years of activism and courage from so many. We can celebrate this step forward while staying clear that it has to be the beginning, not the end. #BillC16
- Women and girls face violence in #Canada at concerning rates. Indigenous women and girls have continuously faced increased rates of violence. We echo the organizations in Canada, @leafnational, @callitfemicide, @aurafreedom, in their calls for action against femicide and GBV.
- During the 16 Days of Activism, we call for stronger protections for women with public profiles, real accountability for online threats, and recognition that digital violence is part of the continuum of gender based violence.
- Across Europe, femicide is still undercounted and overlooked. When data is fragmented, prevention becomes impossible. Counting every woman is the first step to protecting every woman. Swipe to learn more about what we can do. #16Days
- 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.
- 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
- 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:
- 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
- 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 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- #VirtualEvent this Monday!
- #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...
- ‼️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!
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- #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
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- 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/...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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/...
- 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...
- 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...
- In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides. #HerLifeMattered balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...
- 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.
- Violence against women in Iran is on the rise. At least 66% of women in Iran face some form of violence in their lifetime. After 14 years, a bill that attempts to prevent violence against women still has not been passed. #CallItFemicide t.co/Mdz6LDeTYN
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- 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
- #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
- 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
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- 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
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- #KeyReading📖 The authors, Saide Mobayed Vega and Maria Gargiulo discuss the two main official sources of feminicide data in Mexico, and analyze the discord between them. 🔗 Visit the Femicide Watch Platform to read the full summary and access this great source: femicide-watch.org/node/921254
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- #Matricide refers to the killing of a woman by her son. Condry & Miles (2022) argue that son-mother killings are a form of femicide that are hidden. The authors stipulate that parricide, the killing of one’s parents, disproportionately impacts women as victims. Learn more: doi.org/10.1177/0011...
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- Femicide is a violation of human rights. Dec 10th marks #HumanRightsDay and the end of #16DaysofActivism. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created in 1948, yet women and girls are still disproportionately impacted by GBV. #OurRightsOurFutureRightNow #EndFemicide
- 1/2 On #Day15, we reflect on the purpose and importance of the #16DaysofActivismAgainstGBV. Specifically, we contextualize femicide as a focus of Gender-Based Violence, and steps that must be taken. Violence against women is not inevitable. #StopFemicide #EndGBV
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- On #Day14 of the #16daysofactivism, learn about femicide in #TheNetherlands. This dossier is part of a living lab project, by students from Groningen University in the Netherlands in collaboration with the FWP and UNSA Vienna. Check out the dossier here: femicide-watch.org/node/921040
