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…
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 […]
Failures by Mexican law enforcement aggravate rise in killings of women
Mexico City, MexicoReuters When 27-year-old Ariadna Lopez was found dead beside a highway in the central Mexican state of Morelos in October, local investigators were fast to declare there were “no signs of violence.” Their version – that Lopez died of asphyxiation as a result of alcohol intoxication – quickly unravelled. A girl places a […]
Thousands march in Spain to demand end of violence against women
Madrid, SpainReuters Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona on Friday evening in marches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Madrid, protesters, many wearing purple, marched down the Gran Via in the city centre carrying banners and chanting “no is no, anything else is […]
Wow!: Nigerian ride-hailing app aims to put women at ease
ABRAHAM ACHIRGA, of Reuters, reports on the creation of HerRyde…
Violence against women in Mexico rises to over 70 per cent, study finds
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Violence against women and girls in Mexico has increased over the last five years, the statistics office said in a survey that found seven in 10 of them reported experiencing some form of violence. “Violence against women continues to be a challenge in the country and constitutes a public health problem,” […]
Fatal stabbings highlight violence against women in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt Reuters A series of violent crimes against women in Egypt has drawn attention to gaps in legal and social protections that leave female citizens vulnerable to attacks and harassment, victims and activists say. The highest profile case was the murder in late June of 21-year-old student Nayera Ashraf, who was stabbed 19 times […]