Femi(ni)cide Watch Platform

On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women around the world. But we also remember the lives taken by femicide.

Honouring women means more than celebration. It means action, prevention, and justice.

#EndFemicide

Today marks #HumanRightsDay and the last day of the #16DaysofActivismAgainstGBV.

December 10, 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created. Yet, women & girls are still disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence and femicide; violating the right to life.

This year’s #16Days theme focuses on ending digital violence against women and girls. Online abuse is real harm and it limits safety, dignity, and participation in public life.

The UNiTE campaign calls for stronger protections, safer platforms, and better support for survivors.

We would not be here without years of activism and courage from so many.

We can celebrate this step forward while staying clear that it has to be the beginning, not the end. #BillC16

There is big news from Ottawa 🇨🇦 where Justice Minister @SeanFraserMP has just tabled legislation to:

✅ criminalize coercive control
✅ update the criminal code, classifying femicide as first degree murder
✅ and addressing the scourge that is AI generated deepfakes and porn

Women and girls face violence in #Canada at concerning rates. Indigenous women and girls have continuously faced increased rates of violence.

We echo the organizations in Canada, @leafnational, @callitfemicide, @aurafreedom, in their calls for action against femicide and GBV.

During the 16 Days of Activism, we call for stronger protections for women with public profiles, real accountability for online threats, and recognition that digital violence is part of the continuum of gender based violence.

Across Europe, femicide is still undercounted and overlooked. When data is fragmented, prevention becomes impossible.

Counting every woman is the first step to protecting every woman. Swipe to learn more about what we can do. #16Days

Behind every statistic is a life. Behind every femicide is a failure of protection.

During the #16Days of Activism, we uplift the work of femicide observatories and the Femicide Watch Platform who make these failures visible so they cannot be ignored.

Violence against women does not stop at the doorstep. It follows women into streets, campuses, workplaces, transit systems, and every part of public life.

Harassment, stalking, and gender related killings are part of a global pattern that denies women safety and dignity. Learn more below. #16Days

On #Day7 of the #16daysofactivism, learn about the femicide in #Brazil.

Older women face some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence and it’s one of the least talked-about forms of gendered harm. Age doesn’t protect people from abuse. It often makes it easier to hide.

See below to learn more:

Today we are reflecting on one of our past events: our second Femi(ni)cide in Focus event featuring Ololade Ajawi from @DOHScares Foundation!

Read more and access Ololade’s insights here: femicide-watch.org/node/921290

#16DaysofActivism #eventspotlight #keyactor #Nigeria

Today is the fourth day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.

Today’s #foundational topic: defining femicide, feminicide, and a new medico-legal approach to defining femicide.

Read to learn more👇

femicide-watch.org/node/921286

Today is the third day of the #16daysofactivismagainstGBV.

Learn about #intimatepartnerviolence in #Scotland, and how the love narrative excuses male violence.

Read to learn more👇

femicide-watch.org/node/921283

On day two of the 16 Days of Activism, we recognize that LGBTQ+ communities face disproportionate rates of gender based violence.

From rising hate crimes in Canada to criminalization worldwide, this violence is systemic. We honour survivors, uplift queer and trans voices, and commit to real action.

Today marks the start of the #16daysofactivism against #genderbasedviolence.

We will be highlighting key actors, days, events, definitions, and more to bring awareness about GBV.

Read more about today’s topic; the history of November 25th and the impact of the Mirabal Sisters.

There are still spots left to register for tomorrow’s webinar on Femicide in Nigeria with leading femicide observatory @DOHScares.

Register 🔗 tr.ee/V8-mv5D2i3

@CAN_Femicide #femicide #event #online #Nigeria

#VirtualEvent this Monday!

#NewDate: join us for this virtual event with @DOHScares Founder and leading voice against #femicide in #Nigeria.

We will be discussing the multiple facets of DOHS Cares Foundations’ work, including a live femicide dashboard.

Register now 👉: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/034e33...

‼️Call for event submissions‼️

Are you hosting a virtual, hybrid, or in-person event related to femicide? We want to help you advertise it on our event webpage!

Send your event information to editors@femicide-watch.org, and we will publish it on our platform!

The Narratives of Femicide Perpetrators in Latin America: Taking Lives is now out!
As a preview: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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