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What is Femi(ni)cide?

What do we mean by gender-related killings of women and girls?
Where does it happen? Why is it happening?

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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

2016 original call for national femicide watches

23.09.2016

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

From commitment to action: Policies to end violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean

15.11.2017

Final report of ad hoc federal-provincial-territorial working group: Spousal abuse policies and legislation in Canada

24.02.2017

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Gender-based violence in Colombia: New legislation targets femicides and acid attacks

01.12.2016

Book Publication

Inter-American convention on the prevention, punishment, and eradication of violence against women (Convention of Belem do Para)

09.06.1994

Violence against women under international human rights law

01.11.2013

Exploring the legal context of femicide in Mexico

13.06.2020

Legislation

Gulnara Mehdiyeva

Activist

Lyubava Malysheva

Activist

Equality Bahamas: 16 days 2021 femicide - Exploring the theme

Nov

25

2021

Exploring the theme

Campaign

Femicide Watch Platform Event

Dec

10

2021

Launch of new FWP Platform

Conference

UNDP + UN Women: Measures to address VAW during the pandemic have been uneven and insufficient

26.11.2020

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Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centreika Schrottle

Academia / Research

Sima Sami Bahous

State / Government

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian

Academia / Research

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