“The home remains the most dangerous place” for women, 60% of them having been victims of “their spouse or other members of their family”, notes this report from the Vienna Office of the United Nations against Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the New York organization UN Women. That’s 140 every day or one every 10 minutes.
A phenomenon “which crosses borders, affects all social categories and age groups”, with the Caribbean, Central America and Africa being the most affected regions ahead of Asia.
On the American continent and in Europe, femicides are mainly perpetrated by the partner, while in the rest of the world it is family members who are most often involved.
“Rooted” violence
Many victims reported physical, sexual or psychological violence before their death, according to data available in certain countries, including France. “This suggests that many murders could be avoided”, underlines the study, for example by “judicial injunction measures”.
In regions where it is possible to establish a trend, the rate of femicide has stagnated or declined only slightly since 2010, demonstrating that this form of violence “is rooted in practices and norms” and is difficult to eradicate, notes the UNODC which analyzed the figures collected in 107 countries.
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