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"He Surprised Her...He Killed Her": Frenchman Jailed For Partner's Murder
A French court on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing his former partner, who had repeatedly warned authorities that she was in danger after years of abuse.
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Deadliest Place For Women Is Home: UN Report
The deadliest place for women is at home because a staggering 140 women and girls are killed every day by an intimate partner or family member.
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One Woman Killed By Partner, Relative Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2023: United Nations
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Man Enters Mexico University Campus With Knife, Stabs 2 Women To Death
A man fatally stabbed two women at a university in the western Mexico city of Guadalajara on Wednesday, a state prosecutor said.
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Austria Grapples With "Dramatic" Femicide Plague; 319 Cases In 10 Years
Painted in blood red on an improvised memorial in Vienna, the number 31 is a stark reminder of a grim toll: the women killed by men in Austria last year.
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Grisly Murder Of Ex-Diplomat's Daughter Sparks Outrage Over Femicides In Pakistan
A grisly murder in the heart of Islamabad involving families from the privileged elite of Pakistani society has dominated headlines for the past week, stirring national outrage over femicides in the South Asian nation.
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"Victims Of Femicide": Mexico Activists Paint Woman Violence Victims' Names On Barriers
The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
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"Biggest March": Thousands Protest Gender Violence, Femicide In France
Tens of thousands marched in Paris on Saturday calling for an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year.
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A Woman Is Killed By A Partner Or Ex Every 3 Days In France, Data Shows
A total of 121 women were killed by their partner or former partner in France last year, equating to one death every three days, government figures showed on Wednesday.
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Latin America Is World's Most Violent Region For Women, Says United Nations
Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world for women, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting Central America and Mexico as particularly dangerous.
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"He Surprised Her...He Killed Her": Frenchman Jailed For Partner's Murder
A French court on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing his former partner, who had repeatedly warned authorities that she was in danger after years of abuse.
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Deadliest Place For Women Is Home: UN Report
The deadliest place for women is at home because a staggering 140 women and girls are killed every day by an intimate partner or family member.
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One Woman Killed By Partner, Relative Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2023: United Nations
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Man Enters Mexico University Campus With Knife, Stabs 2 Women To Death
A man fatally stabbed two women at a university in the western Mexico city of Guadalajara on Wednesday, a state prosecutor said.
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Austria Grapples With "Dramatic" Femicide Plague; 319 Cases In 10 Years
Painted in blood red on an improvised memorial in Vienna, the number 31 is a stark reminder of a grim toll: the women killed by men in Austria last year.
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Grisly Murder Of Ex-Diplomat's Daughter Sparks Outrage Over Femicides In Pakistan
A grisly murder in the heart of Islamabad involving families from the privileged elite of Pakistani society has dominated headlines for the past week, stirring national outrage over femicides in the South Asian nation.
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"Victims Of Femicide": Mexico Activists Paint Woman Violence Victims' Names On Barriers
The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
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"Biggest March": Thousands Protest Gender Violence, Femicide In France
Tens of thousands marched in Paris on Saturday calling for an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year.
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A Woman Is Killed By A Partner Or Ex Every 3 Days In France, Data Shows
A total of 121 women were killed by their partner or former partner in France last year, equating to one death every three days, government figures showed on Wednesday.
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Latin America Is World's Most Violent Region For Women, Says United Nations
Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world for women, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting Central America and Mexico as particularly dangerous.
