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What do we mean by gender-related killings of women and girls?
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The Routledge International Handbook on Femicide and Feminicide

Book Publication

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Femi(ni)cide 101: What do you need to know about femicide?

Topic Dossier

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The Femicide Volumes Collection 2013-2023

Edited Volume

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LATEST POSTS

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2024 new Brazilian law punishes femicide with up to 40 years in prison

11.10.2024

Legislation

Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011)

05.11.2011

Convention

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The Istanbul Convention and the CEDAW framework: A comparison of measures to prevent and combat violence against women

01.01.2011

Convention

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report 2019

06.06.2019

Guideline, Framework

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Latin American Model Protocol for the investigation of gender-related killings of women (femicide/feminicide)

01.01.2014

Guideline, Framework

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Inter-American model law on the prevention, punishment and eradication of the gender-related killing of women and girls (femicide/feminicide)

01.01.2018

Guideline, Framework

Ciudad Juarez

Mexico: The long history of feminicide and the case of Mariana Lima | UNSA Vienna Femicide Team

Country Dossier

UNSRVAW 2021 report: Taking stock of the femicide watch initiative

12.07.2021

Report

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A Blueprint for Canada's National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Girls

01.02.2015

Guideline, Framework

UNGA declaration on the elimination of violence against women 48/104 (1993)

20.12.1993

Resolution

2012 Vienna declaration on femicide (petition)

01.12.2012

Guideline, Framework

"What guarantees do we have?" legal tolls and persistent impunity for feminicide in Guatemala

02.01.2018

Academic Paper

UN essential services package for women and girls subject to violence

Guideline, Framework

2005 report on Mexico by CEDAW and reply from the government of Mexico | UN CEDAW

27.01.2005

Convention

Protocolo de actuación en la investigación del Delito de Homicidio desde la perspectiva del feminicidio Mexico

25.11.2009

Guideline, Framework

Follow-up mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI) (2004)

01.01.2004

Convention

Beijing declaration and platform for action

15.09.1995

Resolution

Global plan of action: Health systems address violence against women and girls

01.05.2016

Guideline, Framework

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