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Another child, another woman killed by men who are angry ex-partners. Canadian law and policing need to catch up and to step up! x.com/CAN_Femicide/s…

You mean trafficked girl RAPED by 100 Asian men. Definitely written by a male.

Identifying femicide using the United Nations statistical framework: Exploring the feasibility of sex/gender-related motives and indicators to inform prevention - Myrna Dawson, Haleakala Angus, Angelika Zecha, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

One million. That’s how many women and girls are starving in #Gaza. This horrific situation is unacceptable and must end. We continue to demand the delivery of lifesaving aid #ForAllWomenAndGirls, an immediate ceasefire, and the release of all hostages.

17 yr old, Kayla McAlary #missing from #SaintJohn, #NewBrunswick. Please read & RT! rescu.mcsc.ca/?i=7519 x.com/saintjohnpolic…

To understand what 'femi-genoicide', please see Chapter 31 in The Routledge International Handbook of #Femicide & #Feminicide at buff.ly/45vPjLw. Gaza: UN expert denounces genocidal violence against women and girls ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Gaza: UN expert denounces genocidal violence against women and girls ohchr.org/en/press-relea… #CallItFemicide

I should clarify by saying that at the time of communicating with the interim government of #Syria on the reported violence endured by Alawite women and girls, and the drafting of this press release, we did not have the information we have today on horrific events that unfolded…

#Syria: UN experts gravely concerned over alarming reports of targeted abductions, disappearances & gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly from the Alawite community in the different regions of Syria since February 2025. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

On Thursday, Justice Maria Carroccia will deliver decisions in the world junior hockey sexual assault trial — a case that dates back to 2018 and has manoeuvred numerous curves as it played out over eight weeks in a London, Ont., court. What could happen. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

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Do you wonder what #FemicideIs? If you wish to understand the term #femicide, please see this accessible article using #Canadian cases or the infographic below. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02… #CallItFemicide

Yes, #CallItFemicide Official media acknowledges a #feminicide in Cuba by name for the first time en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-…

A 5-year-old girl, 8 women and 2 men were killed in the alleged car-ramming attack. 3 more murder charges laid against suspect in Lapu-Lapu Day Vancouver festival tragedy cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Montreal girl, 9, allegedly killed by father was drowned, initial autopsy finds #CallItFemicide cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

From #Nigeria: Foundation rescues 216 survivors as founder sounds global alarm on rising #femicide vanguardngr.com/2025/07/founda… #CallItFemicide

#CallItFemicide Calls for ‘femicide’ to be declared distinct crime in wake of Kelowna mother’s tragic death msn.com/en-ca/news/wor…

Violence in the home has long been protected—not by secrecy alone, but by law, culture, and institutional design. The division between public and private life is not a neutral boundary. It is a deeply embedded structure rooted in centuries of legal and social norms that treated…

"There was a large increase in the proportion of women who were killed by a spouse or intimate partner, rising from 32 per cent of women victims in 2023 to 42 per cent of women victims in 2024." vocm.com/2025/07/23/nl-… @VOCMNEWS @590VOCM @CAN_Femicide #femicide #hasslofficial

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