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Rates of gender-based violence and femicide have increased worldwide following the outbreak of coronavirus. The UN describes this as a “shadow pandemic”.
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A binding international legal instrument is urgently required to compel states to adopt proactive measures aimed at addressing the scourge of sexual violence against women.
Read moreThe long-overlooked problem of femicide in Turkey
In July 2020 a “challenge accepted” trend took Instagram by storm, but the underlying objective of drawing attention to the grave problems of femicide in Turkey has been largely overlooked.
Read moreSouth Africa’s Other Pandemic: Gender-based Violence (GBV)
The recent murders of several young women have solidified the fact that violence against women is South Africa’s national crisis.
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