Interesting UN data on 'femicide':
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87,000 women were recorded as intentionally killed in 2017.
58 % were killed by intimate partners or family members ie 137 women across the world are killed by a member of their own family every day.
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87,000 women were recorded as intentionally killed in 2017.
58 % were killed by intimate partners or family members ie 137 women across the world are killed by a member of their own family every day.
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Oceania accounts for the largest share of all the regions in terms of women killed exclusively by intimate partners, at 42 % while Europe accounts for the lowest, at 29 %.
Oceania accounts for the largest share of all the regions in terms of women killed exclusively by intimate partners, at 42 % while Europe accounts for the lowest, at 29 %.
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The vast majority of intimate partner homicides (IPH) occur between heterosexual couples, most frequently involving a male perpetrator & a female partner.
The vast majority of intimate partner homicides (IPH) occur between heterosexual couples, most frequently involving a male perpetrator & a female partner.
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IPH among same-sex couples, bisexual & transgender couples also occurs, although much less frequently.
Research in the USA found that male same-sex intimate partner homicide occurs about 12 times more often than female same-sex homicides.
IPH among same-sex couples, bisexual & transgender couples also occurs, although much less frequently.
Research in the USA found that male same-sex intimate partner homicide occurs about 12 times more often than female same-sex homicides.
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Sex-related killings of women & girls during armed conflict occurs in context of the sexual violence, kidnapping & enslavement that is often systematically used against women in times of conflict.
Sex-related killings of women & girls during armed conflict occurs in context of the sexual violence, kidnapping & enslavement that is often systematically used against women in times of conflict.
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These unrecorded sex-based killings of women and girls may substantially elevate the global number of victims of this type of homicide.
These unrecorded sex-based killings of women and girls may substantially elevate the global number of victims of this type of homicide.
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Data from Canada show that indigenous girls & women may experience much higher levels of violence both in terms of victimization and lethal violence.
Data from Canada show that indigenous girls & women may experience much higher levels of violence both in terms of victimization and lethal violence.
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Some cultural norms and beliefs are used to justify harmful practices, eg FGM, child marriage and son preference - which result in violence against women and girls.
Some cultural norms and beliefs are used to justify harmful practices, eg FGM, child marriage and son preference - which result in violence against women and girls.
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This includes female infanticide, a practice linked to sex-selective abortions.
While abortion may not be considered a crime under many jurisdictions, sex-selective abortions that favour male babies have been labelled “femicide” in some contexts.
This includes female infanticide, a practice linked to sex-selective abortions.
While abortion may not be considered a crime under many jurisdictions, sex-selective abortions that favour male babies have been labelled “femicide” in some contexts.
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Female sex workers have highest homicide victimization rate of any set of women ever studied.
Epidemiological studies based on US data suggest that the likelihood of female SWers being murdered is almost 18 x higher than women of similar age & race who do not engage in SW
Female sex workers have highest homicide victimization rate of any set of women ever studied.
Epidemiological studies based on US data suggest that the likelihood of female SWers being murdered is almost 18 x higher than women of similar age & race who do not engage in SW
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Other, less conservative estimates, point to female sex workers running a risk of being killed 60 to 120 times higher than that of non-female sex workers.
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Other, less conservative estimates, point to female sex workers running a risk of being killed 60 to 120 times higher than that of non-female sex workers.
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