Tag: femicide

Shaken by Grisly Killings of Women, Activists in Africa Demand Change

A wave of gruesome killings of women across several African countries in recent weeks has prompted outrage and indignation, triggered a wave of protests and precipitated calls for governments to take decisive action against gender-based violence. Kenyans were shocked when 31 women were killed in January after they were beaten, strangled or beheaded, activists and […]

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‘Call It By Its Name’: Why We Need to Recognise Femicide

This article originally appeared on VICE Netherlands. For years, when a woman was killed by a partner, the media would label it a “crime of passion”, or frame it as family drama. The fact that men were doing the killing and women were victimised wasn’t mentioned at all. These terms undermine the true dynamics of […]

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RIP Kelly Mays: Killing Of Domestic Violence Activist Spotlights Scourge Of Black Femicide

NewsOne Featured Video Source: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Getty The recent brutal killing of a domestic violence activist by her partner has not only sparked an outpouring of condolences but is also spotlighting statistics surrounding the murders of Black women in domestic situations. What happened to Kelly Mays? Kelly Mays, who was known as a staunch […]

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