Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he ...

However, the persistently high numbers of reported violence against women could serve as a warning sign, reflecting risks closely linked to femicide in the country. The UN Declaration on the ...

We cannot hope to prevent the epidemic of gender-based violence if the State is unable to even define femicide, writes LOURDA ...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei's government has announced ...

Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organization terms ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

In the face of the femicide crisis in Colombia, a second crisis persists: hundreds of children are left orphaned each year and without support from the state.

Femicide is “a crime of murder perpetrated by a man against a woman in the context of gender violence”. That’s the current legal definition in Argentina, where it’s been part of the country’s penal ...

TUKO.co.ke shares a list of five Kenyan women who have been killed in the first 22 days of January 2025 in a shocking wave of ...

According to the African Data Hub, over 500 women were victims of femicide in Kenya between January 2016 to December 2023 ...

At least 18 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted femicide laws since 2007. Before these laws were enacted, the killing of women and girls were treated under the ...