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Canada - misogynistic hate crime

CFOJA Statement Concerning the Nova Scotia Mass Killings

23/04/2020 — Grassroots, Advocacy, Campaigns
This statement by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice & Accountability (CFOJA) addresses the violent killings of at least 22 women and men by a lone male, armed with guns, on April 18th and 19th 2020, across multiple communities in rural Nova Scotia. The...
Canada - misogynistic hate crime

Why misogynistic killings need a public label | Myrna Dawson

27/04/2018 — Studies, Analyses, Reports
The Toronto van attack started a public discourse in Canada about misogynistic hate crimes, as the killer was a member of an online misogynistic movement. Myrna Dawson clarifies the link between misogyny and femicide, and shows that it occurs regularly.
Canada - data / data collection efforts

Call It Femicide: Femicide in Canada 2018 | Canadian Femicide Observatory

01/01/2019 — Studies, Analyses, Reports
Must-read report by the new Canadian Femicide Observatory CFOJA. It includes data and statistics on femicide in Canada in 2018 (148 women and girls were killed by violence), based on media reports, while also covering past and ongoing work on femicide in Canada as well as current and emerging...
Canada - femicide

Woman Killing: Intimate Femicide in Ontario 1974-1994 | Dawson, Gartner, Crawford

— Studies, Analyses, Reports
This early paper on femicide, dating back to 1999, reviews major findings from the research about women killed by their intimate partners in Ontario.
Canada - data / data collection efforts

1990-2015: 25 Years of Femicide in Ontario | OAITH

01/01/2016 — Studies, Analyses, Reports
This report focuses specifically on the number of women and children murdered as a result of Intimate Partner Violence in Ontario.