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Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
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Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
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Moments Before Mexican Influencer Was Shot Dead During TikTok Livestream
A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead while live-streaming on TikTok. Valeria Marquez, 23, was murdered by a man who entered her beauty salon in Guadalajara city of Mexico's Jalisco, on the pretext of delivering a gift before opening fire.
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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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Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
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Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
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Moments Before Mexican Influencer Was Shot Dead During TikTok Livestream
A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead while live-streaming on TikTok. Valeria Marquez, 23, was murdered by a man who entered her beauty salon in Guadalajara city of Mexico's Jalisco, on the pretext of delivering a gift before opening fire.
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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.
