Femicide
Femicide is generally understood to involve intentional murder of women because they are women, but broader definitions include any killings of women or girls. (WHO)
Resources To Learn
Use these resources as a stepping stone to open your mind to these issues that is a reality for many right now, and pursue your own sources to stay informed.
- Link16 Days of Action: Femicide
- Undaunted Voices of Turkey Stories of Women who Resist
- Types of Femicide
- Understanding and addressing violence against women
- Femicide: A Global Issue
- Killing of Women in Argentina Reaches 10-Year High in COVID-19 Lockdown
- Femicide Is Rising in Mexico as Government Denies Risks of Gender-Based Violence
- Istanbul Convention: What is the domestic violence treaty and has it had an impact?
Petitions
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- Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
- Parliament needs to address Gender Based Violence in South Africa
- İstanbul Sözleşmesi ve 6284 Sayılı Kanun Uygulansın! #İstanbulSözleşmesiYaşatır
Donations
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