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The Routledge International Handbook on Femicide and Feminicide

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

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

01.02.2015

Guideline, Framework

ECLAC Gender Equality Observatory 2019 Report on Measuring Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean

20.11.2019

Official Data

Femicide Video Series: Parlamento de las Mujeres, Argentine | UNSA Vienna Femicide Team

24.11.2020

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

20.12.1993

Resolution

Femicide Turkey

Femicide Map Turkey

Activist Data

2015 UNODC International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS)

02.01.2015

Official Data

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Femicide in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic

01.08.2020

Activist Data

Killings of women and girls by their intimate partner or other family members: Global estimates 2020 | UNODC

25.11.2021

Official Data

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

CEDAW general recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women

14.07.2017

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Analysis of femicide/feminicide legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean and a proposal for a model law

01.01.2018

Legislation

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