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A global knowledge hub providing selective, high-quality information on femi(ni)cide from news, multimedia, policy, research, and more! #HerLifeMattered Check out the platform: femicide-watch.org

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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Red dresses speak for those who can’t. On #RedDressDay, we honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people. Take a moment to learn more; visit the Femicide Watch Platform to access these sources. #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters #EndFemicide
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women around the world. But we also remember the lives taken by femicide. Honouring women means more than celebration. It means action, prevention, and justice. #EndFemicide
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
On #Day7 of the #16daysofactivism, learn about the femicide in #Brazil.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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:
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
#VirtualEvent this Monday!
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
#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...
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
‼️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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Martín Hernán Di Marco @martindimarco.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The Narratives of Femicide Perpetrators in Latin America: Taking Lives is now out! As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @dabneyevans.bsky.social @isa-sociology.org @wg11-sa.bsky.social @femicidewatch.bsky.social@unileiden.bsky.social@thesvri.bsky.social
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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
A 29-year-old man accused of murdering Ballymena woman Chloe Mitchell is to stand trial next February. The remains of the 21-year old were recovered days after she went missing in June 2023. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Chloe Mitchell: Trial date set for man accused of murder
The remains of the 21-year old were recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
#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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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos, Mexico, since 2015. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Embroidery honors Mexico femicide victims: ‘The next name might be yours’
A group of women have so far embroidered almost 200 patches of names and aim to embroider all the names of women killed by femicide in Morelos since 2015
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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/...
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New Brunswick judge calling on lawmakers to strengthen punishment for femicide | CBC News
A New Brunswick judge has called on lawmakers to change the Criminal Code of Canada to strengthen the sentence for men who kill women.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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...
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The femicide of Tatiana Mevel exposes a society that 'does not sufficiently consider this danger'
This French mother had filed complaints twice against her former partner. For a specialist, when it comes to femicides, 'protection must come before punishment.'
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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...
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Guelph Police have made at least 25 arrests related to intimate partner violence so far this year
The Guelph Police Service said investments in addressing intimate partner violence and human trafficking are paying off in the Royal City.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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...
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New Zealand needs to step up to address femicide, researcher says
A new study, which shows 14 women are killed at the hands of someone they know each year on average, urges gender-based violence be treated as a public, systemic femicide crisis.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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/...
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Domestic violence ended his teen daughter's life a year ago. As Ontario cases rise, he's pushing for change | CBC News
Families affected by intimate partner violence and politicians say there's urgency to declaring it an epidemic in Ontario amid reports of a rising number of cases. "What happened to my daughter is exa...
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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...
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What the brutal killing of a female police officer reveals about Kenya’s femicide crisis | CNN
Kenya’s femicide crisis is so pervasive that even female police officers are not immune –– such as victim and mother-of-two Tiffany Wanyonyi.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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...
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After Shock Killing Of Pregnant Mother, Thousands Of Romanians Protest Against Gender Violence
In the aftermath of a harrowing murder in Romania, protesters in central Bucharest rallied for a cultural shift on June 3.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides. #HerLifeMattered balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...
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In Greece, Murder Trial Highlights Official Failings to Tackle Femicides
Greek police have improved the way they help victims of domestic violence. But the trial of a man accused of killing his ex-partner outside the police station where she had sought protection is showin...
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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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CFOJA @cfoja.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of Afghan women f24.my/BIfZ.X via @FRANCE24
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of Afghan women
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for the top brass of the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing them of persecuting girls and women purely based on their gender, “deprivin...
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Police say a man was walking through the station and assaulted several women unprovoked. Police say that after his arrest, the man made “anti-women comments,” and the incident is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence.
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Man charged in string of alleged hate-motivated attacks on women at Union Station
A man has been charged in a string of alleged hate-motivated assaults on women at Toronto's Union Station.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#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
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On #InternationalWomensDay, we call to #EndFemicide.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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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Feminist Collages NYC @feministcollagenyc.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
On Jan. 3, Danielle Arruda, who was pregnant, and her two children were killed by the children’s father, Nicholas. Women and children are not safe in their own homes. #femicide #domesticviolence www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/10/m...
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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"The Shocking Rise of Women Dying by Suicide After Domestic Abuse" 'An estimated 3 women a week die by suicide after domestic abuse, as the number of victims taking their own lives has overtaken those being killed by their tormentors. Closer talks to Phyllis Dale, who lost her daughter Jessica.'
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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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CFOJA @cfoja.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"On average, the (Ottawa) service receives 18 calls related to intimate partner violence incidents per day. In 1 city in the entire province but, no, @fordnation doesn't seem to think it's a problem. No epidemic here? ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/01/23/o...
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Intimate partner violence increasing in Ottawa, police data shows
Intimate partner violence is an “epidemic” in the nation’s capital, a fact that was confirmed by the Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) latest data. According to the force’s numbers, last year officers res...
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
#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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CFOJA @cfoja.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
In delivering sentence, #Quebec Superior Justice described the killing as a #femicide" and illustrative of "the sadistic character of the accused." Quebecer who murdered female partner, 2 children serving life sentence in men's prison montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebecer-who... #CallItFemicide
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Quebecer who murdered partner, 2 children serving life sentence in men's prison
A Quebecer convicted of killing her spouse and two children is now serving a life sentence in a men's prison.
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Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform @femicidewatch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
#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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Who counts? The invisibility of mothers as victims of femicide - Rachel Condry, Caroline Miles, 2023
This article focuses on the important and persistent phenomenon of women killed by their sons. We argue that parricide (the killing of parents) is a gendered fo...
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CFOJA @cfoja.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Ontario man charged with murder in killing of his mother, Lori Konrad #CallItFemicide globalnews.ca/news/1093661...
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Ontario man charged with murder in his mother’s death: police | Globalnews.ca
Police say they have charged a 41-year-old man with second-degree murder after his mother was found dead during a welfare check at a home in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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