Femicides

Killing of women and girls because of their gender, which can take the form of, inter alia:

  • the murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence;
  • the torture and misogynist slaying of women 
  • killing of women and girls in the name of “honour”;
  • targeted killing of women and girls in the context of armed conflict;
  • dowry-related killings of women;
  • killing of women and girls because of their sexual orientation and gender identity;
  • the killing of aboriginal and indigenous women and girls because of their gender;
  • female infanticide and gender-based sex selection foeticide;
  • genital mutilation-related deaths;
  • accusations of witchcraft and
  • other femicides connected with gangs, organized crime, drug dealers, human trafficking, and the proliferation of small arms.
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