In 2017 the largest recorded number of women were killed in Asia, followed by ... "Femicide differs from other forms of murder because it is the gender-related killing of a woman only because she ...

Kenya’s femicide crisis is so pervasive that even female police officers are not immune –– such as victim and mother-of-two ...

"This is a war against women," says Kalliopi Mingeirou, chief of the ending violence against women section at U.N. Women.. She is talking about a new report that estimates 85,000 cases of femicide ...

Femicide is not just a feminist issue, it’s everyone’s problem, and more people should be outraged. The time for action is now. Source: Africa is a Country. Co-published with permission.

The year 2024 saw a marked increase of women being murdered in Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organisation terms as femicide.

Find out about femicide in the United States, and what the killings of Vanessa Guillén, Oluwatoyin Salau, Nina Pop, and many others say about the global issue.

In 2022, there were 46 total femicide deaths recorded in Kenya, according to health data provider Africa Data Hub. In 2023, the number of femicides in the country rose to at least 75.

She is talking about a new report that estimates 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023 — instances where a woman is targeted because of her gender, either killed by an intimate partner, ...

"This is a war against women," says Kalliopi Mingeirou, chief of the ending violence against women section at U.N. Women. She is talking about a new report that estimates 85,000 cases of femicide ...