Mass protests in Argentina denounce live-streamed triple femicide
The protests, which took place in several cities across Argentina, drew thousands of people into the streets.
Triple femicide shocks Argentina, analysts cite neoliberal policies, surge in drug trafficking
According to authorities, the triple murder is linked to a transnational drug trafficking group. Thousands of people marched in Argentina, condemning the crime.
Activists denounce Kenyan government for inaction on femicide crisis
A recent report revealed that in the last three months, a record 97 femicides were recorded in Kenya – a rate of roughly one woman per day.
Protests intensify in India following arrest of anti-femicide organizer
Democratic Youth Federation of India leader Kalatan Dasgupta was arrested by the West Bengal police on Saturday over allegedly trumped up charges
Mobilizations in India continue for an end to femicide and better security in public spaces
The left-led movement for safe public spaces for women following the rape and murder of a junior female doctor at Kolkatta’s RG Kar public hospital last month completed almost a month now.
Left-led anti-femicide demonstrations enter third week in India’s West Bengal
Protests against the rape and killing of a woman doctor have faced massive repression and attempts by the right-rwing to infiltrate it in orde to push regressive agenda
Violence against women is a public health crisis, say health activists
During its 5th edition, activists congregated at the People’s Health Assembly in Mar del Plata discussed the initiatives of the feminist movement to expand access to health for all
Belgian women’s rights platform Zelle resolves to continue struggle for equality and against discrimination
The Belgian progressive women’s rights group, Zelle, vowed to continue the struggle against femicide, harassment against women, and other forms discrimination and oppression
“Not one woman less!”: Ecuadorian women march against gender-based violence
The march took place on year after the femicide of 34-year-old lawyer María Belén Bernal at the hands of her cop husband Germán Fernando Cáceres inside the Quito Police Training High School
Femicide of María Belén Bernal sparks outrage in Ecuador
María Belén Bernal was found murdered five kilometers from the Police Training School. Bernal’s mother deemed her daughter’s femicide as “a state crime.”
“You strike a woman, you strike a rock!”
Across the world, women took to the streets for International Working Women’s Day to demand dignity, equality, and freedom
Outrage in Bolivia following femicide of two teenagers
The recent femicide of two teenage girls by a serial offender, released irregularly in 2019, sparked outrage in Bolivia. Hundreds took to streets demanding an end to violence and impunity for crimes against women due to judicial corruption
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