The summit was attended by over a dozen heads of state and delegations from the bloc's 33 member countries. Honduras formally handed over CELAC's rotating presidency to Colombia. (Photo by David de la ...

went to the bakery, put up a mourning sign there and returned home and hung himself.' The São Paulo Civil Police is investigating the incident as a femicide and suicide.

CAPE TOWN - Gender-based violence (GBV) activists are demanding the government declares GBV and femicide a national disaster. The Women for Change group said the government must step up and do ...

He challenged those present to use their knowledge and experience to find ways to end the scourge. Meanwhile, the the Justice Department wants to eliminate the practice of forcing minor children ...

Chairperson of Technical working group on Gender Based Violence including Femicide Nancy Barasa during a stakeholder engagement at KICC , Nairobi on April 9th 2025. [Collins Oduor,Standard] The ...

The petition also calls for tougher sentences for domestic violence and the legal recognition of femicide as a distinct crime. The movement is backed by a prominent group of activists, legal experts, ...

They stated at the time that one person was in custody. A day later, police identified the victim as Renee Descary, 51, of Ottawa, saying this was the first femicide of the year. “A femicide is ...

Despite its high vulnerability to extreme weather events, Honduras continues to clear its forests, seen as one of its best protections against climate change and intensifying storms and hurricanes.

The word femicide is a fairly recent addition to OPS’s nomenclature. The force used it for the first time last August to describe the death of Jennifer Zabarylo, 47. A year earlier, the city ...

Convened under the theme ‘Resilience: Women in Leadership to End Gender-Based Violence & Femicide’, issues of sextortion in the workplace, gender equality, and the inclusion of men in ...