Argentina femicides keep rising after record last year, observatory says
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women. The country saw 61 misogynistic murders of women and […]
Climate change impacts: Women in Sri Lanka often bearing the brunt of violence as increasingly frequent heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms exacerbate economic hardship
With drought and erratic rains depleting harvests, women farmers in Sri Lanka tell of beatings by husbands as incomes shrink. DIMUTHU ATTANAYAKE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Student’s murder highlights violence against women in Italy
Rome, ItalyReuters The killing of a university student and the arrest of her ex-boyfriend have highlighted the issue of violence against women in Italy, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowing to step up protections and raise public awareness. The body of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old from a small town near Venice, was found on Saturday […]
Gender-based violence: Abused South African women log on for online lifeline
With real world support lacking, South Africa’s abused seek help online in a country where violence against women is endemic. KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
South Sudan churches launch campaign against child marriage, violence
Nairobi, Kenya Church leaders in South Sudan have started a campaign against childhood marriages and violence, and now rampant among teenagers in the East African country. The country of more than 10.75 million people has the world’s fifth-highest prevalence of child marriage, according to the report by the UN. The report shows that 52 per cent of […]
Anglican Church of Uganda intensifies mentorship for boys to fight gender-based violence and disparity
Kampala, Uganda The Anglican Church of Uganda will intensify its mentorship program for boys in a bid to fight gender-based violence and gender disparity. The Archbishop of the Anglican Church, Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, observed that while girls are mentored on how to treat men in Africa, boys are, on the other hand, left on […]
Wow!: Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned
JEFFERSON KAHINJU and MONICAH MWANGI, of Reuters, report from Umoja village in Kenya’s north-eastern Samburu region…
Spain vows more vigilance, protection as murders of women spike in December
Madrid, Spain Reuters The Spanish Government promised on Thursday increased police protection for victims of domestic violence after at least nine women in Spain were killed by their current or former partners in December, making it the deadliest month of this year. “The time has come to say ‘enough’,” Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters […]
Argentine nuns accuse archbishop, others of gender violence
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAP Several feminist groups are calling for protests Tuesday in support of a community of cloistered nuns who have caused shockwaves by accusing the archbishop of a northern Argentine province and other church officials of gender-based psychological and physical violence. The pairing of feminists and Carmelite nuns is unusual in a country at […]
Kenya’s President pledges millions to fight surge in gender violence
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President pledged millions of dollars in state funds on Friday to help tackle a surge in gender-based violence during the pandemic, outlining plans to open women’s shelters across the country and improve policing. Uhuru Kenyatta said crime statistics showed cases involving violence against women had almost doubled between January and […]