Tag: femicide
Four are wanted in custody for femicide
Four people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in a murder of a woman in Eskilstuna on September 17, the Prosecutor’s Office states. The four were arrested and detained…
The trial of a femicide that shocked the entire country opens
The trial of Filippo Turetta for the murder of Giulia Cecchettin, his former girlfriend, opened on Monday, September 23 in Venice. This femicide that occurred last November had sparked an…
India: Femicide in Calcutta rekindles political tensions in West Bengal
Fever continues to rise in India after the murder and rape of a young woman in Calcutta on August 9. Narendra Modi’s BJP accuses West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee of…
the fate of orphans of femicide discussed during a joint committee
This Monday, March 11, the work of the joint committee begins, made up of seven senators and seven deputies. The committee will agree to the vote on a law to…
Femicide in Montpellier: what we know about the victim and the murderer
A 72-year-old man killed his 66-year-old ex-wife this Tuesday, February 20, in front of the Montpellier judicial court. Divorced since 2016, they had an appointment with a family affairs judge.…
In Kazakhstan, a femicide leads to an unprecedented debate on domestic violence – L’Express
The scene is worthy of a gangster film. On the night of November 8, in a posh restaurant in the capital Astana, privatized that evening, a couple argued. Violently. The…
Orange the World shines a light on violence against women: ‘Femicide is not a private problem’
According to Ten Zweege, femicide is still too often seen as a ‘private problem’, while it is actually a social issue. “As a society, we are not yet sufficiently informed…
United States: femicide has no place in public debate
In the United States, a woman dies every five hours at the hands of her partner or ex-partner. The FBI did the counts in 2021… that year, there were almost…
ex-policeman sentenced to maximum sentence for femicide
In Ecuador, an ex-policeman was sentenced Thursday, May 26 to nearly 35 years in prison for the murder of his wife. The case had made all the more noise as…
Group calls Waterford woman’s death ‘femicide’
News Local News A Haldimand-Norfolk Violence Against Women committee says the death of Marlene Wilson in Waterford is a ‘femicide.’ Wilson’s grandson has been charged with her murder. The death…