Latest items for Ethiopia
Nov. 3, 2026, 1:27 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"She [Tseneat] is one of tens of thousands of Tigrayan women subjected to the most extreme forms of sexual violence, in attacks designed to destroy their fertility. Medical records and X-rays obtained by the Guardian and reviewed by independent medical specialists show a pattern of cases where women have had foreign bodies forced into their reproductive organs, including nails, screws, plastic rubbish, sand, gravel and letters. Under international law, it is genocide to destroy fertility or prevent births with the intention of wholly or partly destroying an ethnic group. The letters – written by their rapists, wrapped in plastic and inserted into the women’s uteruses – make their intentions clear....more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"She [Tseneat] is one of tens of thousands of Tigrayan women subjected to the most extreme forms of sexual violence, in attacks designed to destroy their fertility. Medical records and X-rays obtained by the Guardian and reviewed by independent medical specialists show a pattern of cases where women have had foreign bodies forced into their reproductive organs, including nails, screws, plastic rubbish, sand, gravel and letters. Under international law, it is genocide to destroy fertility or prevent births with the intention of wholly or partly destroying an ethnic group. The letters – written by their rapists, wrapped in plastic and inserted into the women’s uteruses – make their intentions clear....more
Nov. 2, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"This harmful tradition - known as 'marrying your rapist' rule - is practiced in a number of communities in Ethiopia, and indeed around the world. While both rape and forced marriage are crimes under Ethiopian law, they are difficult to prosecute as they are usually settled outside courts of law. In the end, rapists who marry their victims not only escape punishment, they may also benefit from a lowered bride price demanded by the survivor’s family" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"This harmful tradition - known as 'marrying your rapist' rule - is practiced in a number of communities in Ethiopia, and indeed around the world. While both rape and forced marriage are crimes under Ethiopian law, they are difficult to prosecute as they are usually settled outside courts of law. In the end, rapists who marry their victims not only escape punishment, they may also benefit from a lowered bride price demanded by the survivor’s family" (para 5).
Nov. 2, 2026, 8:58 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia, Gambia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and South Sudan do not criminalise marital rape. South Sudan explicitly notes that non-consensual sexual intercourse within marriage does not constitute rape" (para 13).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and South Sudan do not criminalise marital rape. South Sudan explicitly notes that non-consensual sexual intercourse within marriage does not constitute rape" (para 13).
Nov. 2, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Recent conflicts in Northern Ethiopia highlight the severity of this issue. The civil war that began in 2021 was marked by widespread looting, mass rape, gang rape, physical assaults, and other atrocities against women and girls. Similar patterns of civilian attacks and unrest have been reported in the Amhara region. Women and marginalized groups are disproportionately affected during such conflicts. Sexual violence during conflict can also serve as a tool for ethnic cleansing and an effective weapon of war" (2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Recent conflicts in Northern Ethiopia highlight the severity of this issue. The civil war that began in 2021 was marked by widespread looting, mass rape, gang rape, physical assaults, and other atrocities against women and girls. Similar patterns of civilian attacks and unrest have been reported in the Amhara region. Women and marginalized groups are disproportionately affected during such conflicts. Sexual violence during conflict can also serve as a tool for ethnic cleansing and an effective weapon of war" (2).
Nov. 2, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"I am greatly concerned about the findings of the joint report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into Alleged Violations of "International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, published on 03 November 2021 which documents numerous and disturbing patterns of sexual violence perpetrated with appalling levels of brutality and concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that violations of international human rights and humanitarian law related to sexual violence have been committed by all parties to the conflict, including...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"I am greatly concerned about the findings of the joint report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into Alleged Violations of "International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, published on 03 November 2021 which documents numerous and disturbing patterns of sexual violence perpetrated with appalling levels of brutality and concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that violations of international human rights and humanitarian law related to sexual violence have been committed by all parties to the conflict, including...more
Nov. 2, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'They tried to rape me and I was thrown to the ground. Then, one of the soldiers fired bullets to scare me, but they hit my hand and then fired another bullet that went through my arm,' Abraha recalls from a hospital bed on the outskirts of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle" (para 2). "'Some girls and I managed to leave the village, but on the road we were caught by Eritrean soldiers,' Saba, a displaced woman from Mai Kadra, told Al Jazeera. 'More than 10 soldiers took turns raping us'". (para 7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'They tried to rape me and I was thrown to the ground. Then, one of the soldiers fired bullets to scare me, but they hit my hand and then fired another bullet that went through my arm,' Abraha recalls from a hospital bed on the outskirts of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle" (para 2). "'Some girls and I managed to leave the village, but on the road we were caught by Eritrean soldiers,' Saba, a displaced woman from Mai Kadra, told Al Jazeera. 'More than 10 soldiers took turns raping us'". (para 7).
Oct. 25, 2026, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Another legal gap is the failure to legally recognize marital rape. Ethiopia does not have a law that explicitly outlaws/prohibits marital rape. The criminal code of Ethiopia (Article 620) exludes marital rape, in defining rape as sexual intercourse 'outside wedlock' and this is incosistent with Article 9 of the Ethiopian Constitution that accepts international legal instruments ratified by the country to be part and parcel of the country's legal practices" (19).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Another legal gap is the failure to legally recognize marital rape. Ethiopia does not have a law that explicitly outlaws/prohibits marital rape. The criminal code of Ethiopia (Article 620) exludes marital rape, in defining rape as sexual intercourse 'outside wedlock' and this is incosistent with Article 9 of the Ethiopian Constitution that accepts international legal instruments ratified by the country to be part and parcel of the country's legal practices" (19).
Oct. 25, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"With regard to rape or sexual outrage against minors, alias “statutory rape”, it appears that the criminal code of Ethiopia has given sufficient protection against these acts. The Age of Consent in Ethiopia is 18 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 17 or younger in Ethiopia are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law. “Rape committed against a young woman between thirteen and eighteen years of age, is an aggravated crime under...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"With regard to rape or sexual outrage against minors, alias “statutory rape”, it appears that the criminal code of Ethiopia has given sufficient protection against these acts. The Age of Consent in Ethiopia is 18 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 17 or younger in Ethiopia are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law. “Rape committed against a young woman between thirteen and eighteen years of age, is an aggravated crime under...more
Oct. 25, 2026, 3:33 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In the 2004 criminal code of Ethiopia, Article 620 defines rape as an act where whoever compels a woman to submit to sexual intercourse outside wedlock, whether by the use of violence or grave intimidation, or after having rendered her unconscious or incapable of resistance, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five years to fifteen years. This section categorically criminalized rape outside a wedlock, which is indicative of the reality that compelled sex within wedlock will not be rape in accordance with Ethiopian law. When the act is between Spouses, it is not a crime of rape, even in instances of non-consent or the application of force" (para 4).more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In the 2004 criminal code of Ethiopia, Article 620 defines rape as an act where whoever compels a woman to submit to sexual intercourse outside wedlock, whether by the use of violence or grave intimidation, or after having rendered her unconscious or incapable of resistance, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five years to fifteen years. This section categorically criminalized rape outside a wedlock, which is indicative of the reality that compelled sex within wedlock will not be rape in accordance with Ethiopian law. When the act is between Spouses, it is not a crime of rape, even in instances of non-consent or the application of force" (para 4).more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia recognises family as the natural and fundamental unit of society entitled to protection from the State. The Constitution protects the right of persons of marriageable age to marry and found a family, noting that men and women have equal rights while entering into, during marriage and at the time of divorce. In addition, the Constitution protects women’s rights to equality, equality within marriage, to acquire, administer, control, use and transfer property, and to equal treatment in inheritance. It obliges the State to eliminate the influences of harmful customs and prohibits laws, customs and practices that oppress or cause harm to women"...more
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia recognises family as the natural and fundamental unit of society entitled to protection from the State. The Constitution protects the right of persons of marriageable age to marry and found a family, noting that men and women have equal rights while entering into, during marriage and at the time of divorce. In addition, the Constitution protects women’s rights to equality, equality within marriage, to acquire, administer, control, use and transfer property, and to equal treatment in inheritance. It obliges the State to eliminate the influences of harmful customs and prohibits laws, customs and practices that oppress or cause harm to women"...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1
“Widows have the right to remarry according to the family laws of Ethiopia. Although the family code has put a restriction on women remarrying within one hundred and eighty days (180) of the dissolution of the marriage [by death] on account of avoiding paternity conflicts, this restriction will not apply if the women has given birth after the death of her spouse, or it is proved by medical evidence that the woman is not pregnant” (54).
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1
“Widows have the right to remarry according to the family laws of Ethiopia. Although the family code has put a restriction on women remarrying within one hundred and eighty days (180) of the dissolution of the marriage [by death] on account of avoiding paternity conflicts, this restriction will not apply if the women has given birth after the death of her spouse, or it is proved by medical evidence that the woman is not pregnant” (54).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"The laws of some of the countries provide for monogamy, so that nobody can contract a second marriage without the annulment or dissolution of the first one: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia" (12). “Article 11 of the Revised Family Code 2000 prohibits polygamy, providing that a person shall not conclude marriage as long as he is bound by bonds of a preceding marriage. The Criminal Code of Ethiopia has criminalised polygamous marriages, with the exception of those concluded according to religious orders. The Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Cassation Bench has set a precedent which protects the property rights of the woman in the second marriage to equally...more
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"The laws of some of the countries provide for monogamy, so that nobody can contract a second marriage without the annulment or dissolution of the first one: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia" (12). “Article 11 of the Revised Family Code 2000 prohibits polygamy, providing that a person shall not conclude marriage as long as he is bound by bonds of a preceding marriage. The Criminal Code of Ethiopia has criminalised polygamous marriages, with the exception of those concluded according to religious orders. The Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Cassation Bench has set a precedent which protects the property rights of the woman in the second marriage to equally...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MARR-LAW-5
"In most countries studied for this Report, there are pluralistic legal systems where statutory laws live side by side with customary and religious laws. Some of them, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, and The Gambia, protect this legal pluralism through their constitutions. However, countries such as Kenya issue the caveat that these other systems are recognised as long as they are consistent with the Constitution. Countries such as Ethiopia have a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions" (8). "Customary marriages are recognised in many countries such as Nigeria and South Sudan, and the registration...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-5
"In most countries studied for this Report, there are pluralistic legal systems where statutory laws live side by side with customary and religious laws. Some of them, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, and The Gambia, protect this legal pluralism through their constitutions. However, countries such as Kenya issue the caveat that these other systems are recognised as long as they are consistent with the Constitution. Countries such as Ethiopia have a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions" (8). "Customary marriages are recognised in many countries such as Nigeria and South Sudan, and the registration...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"Countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, and The Gambia have prohibited female genital mutilation through their constitutions, penal codes, and statutory laws" (13). “While Ethiopia has a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions. Ethiopia has banned female genital mutilation and legislated against violence against women” (54).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"Countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, and The Gambia have prohibited female genital mutilation through their constitutions, penal codes, and statutory laws" (13). “While Ethiopia has a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions. Ethiopia has banned female genital mutilation and legislated against violence against women” (54).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: IAW-LAW-2
“Article 11 of the Revised Family Code 2000 prohibits polygamy, providing that a person shall not conclude marriage as long as he is bound by bonds of a preceding marriage. The Criminal Code of Ethiopia has criminalised polygamous marriages, with the exception of those concluded according to religious orders. The Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Cassation Bench has set a precedent which protects the property rights of the woman in the second marriage to equally divide her husband’s share of property. Ethiopia has entered an interpretive declaration on the provision” (54).
Variables: IAW-LAW-2
“Article 11 of the Revised Family Code 2000 prohibits polygamy, providing that a person shall not conclude marriage as long as he is bound by bonds of a preceding marriage. The Criminal Code of Ethiopia has criminalised polygamous marriages, with the exception of those concluded according to religious orders. The Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Cassation Bench has set a precedent which protects the property rights of the woman in the second marriage to equally divide her husband’s share of property. Ethiopia has entered an interpretive declaration on the provision” (54).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"In most countries studied for this Report, there are pluralistic legal systems where statutory laws live side by side with customary and religious laws. Some of them, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, and The Gambia, protect this legal pluralism through their constitutions. However, countries such as Kenya issue the caveat that these other systems are recognised as long as they are consistent with the Constitution. Countries such as Ethiopia have a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions" (8). "Customary marriages are recognised in many countries such as Nigeria and South Sudan, and the registration...more
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"In most countries studied for this Report, there are pluralistic legal systems where statutory laws live side by side with customary and religious laws. Some of them, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, and The Gambia, protect this legal pluralism through their constitutions. However, countries such as Kenya issue the caveat that these other systems are recognised as long as they are consistent with the Constitution. Countries such as Ethiopia have a plural legal system, religious and customary law is significantly constrained by legislative and constitutional provisions" (8). "Customary marriages are recognised in many countries such as Nigeria and South Sudan, and the registration...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1
"There are also legal provisions recognising married women’s right to acquire, own, maintain and dispose of their own property such as in: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, and The Gambia" (17).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1
"There are also legal provisions recognising married women’s right to acquire, own, maintain and dispose of their own property such as in: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, and The Gambia" (17).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
“For instance, rather than dividing matrimonial property by contribution upon divorce – which tends to disenfranchise financially weaker women, the Revised Family Code provides that spouses retain their own personal property during marriage and are entitled to retake said personal property upon divorce. All income, property acquired during marriage, and property donated or bequeathed jointly (Article 62) becomes common property and is divided equally between spouses upon divorce (Article 90). This is a just and equitable approach and avoids the danger of courts failing to recognise women’s non-economic contributions to the household” (54).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
“For instance, rather than dividing matrimonial property by contribution upon divorce – which tends to disenfranchise financially weaker women, the Revised Family Code provides that spouses retain their own personal property during marriage and are entitled to retake said personal property upon divorce. All income, property acquired during marriage, and property donated or bequeathed jointly (Article 62) becomes common property and is divided equally between spouses upon divorce (Article 90). This is a just and equitable approach and avoids the danger of courts failing to recognise women’s non-economic contributions to the household” (54).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5
"African Charter 15 June 1998 and Maputo Protocol 10 January 2017 Reservations: 1.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself bound by Article 6(c) of the Protocol. 2.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(d) of the Protocol that puts registration as a condition for recognition of marriage. 3.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(f) of the Protocol. 4.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia enters a reservation on Article 7(a) of the Protocol that requires separation of spouses to be decided by judicial organs. The laws of Ethiopia that permit spouses...more
Variables: ATC-DATA-5
"African Charter 15 June 1998 and Maputo Protocol 10 January 2017 Reservations: 1.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself bound by Article 6(c) of the Protocol. 2.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(d) of the Protocol that puts registration as a condition for recognition of marriage. 3.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(f) of the Protocol. 4.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia enters a reservation on Article 7(a) of the Protocol that requires separation of spouses to be decided by judicial organs. The laws of Ethiopia that permit spouses...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-3
“Socialist Ethiopia does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of Article 29148 of the Convention” (53).
Variables: ATC-DATA-3
“Socialist Ethiopia does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of Article 29148 of the Convention” (53).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-2
"One" (53).
Variables: ATC-DATA-2
"One" (53).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-1
"10 September 1981" (53).
Variables: ATC-DATA-1
"10 September 1981" (53).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, CUST-LAW-1
“The Revised Family Code allows Courts to make decisions on the custody of children, care of their education, health, maintenance and rights of visitation. The Court renders these decisions taking into account the income, age, health, and condition of living of the spouses as well as the age and interests of the children” (54).
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, CUST-LAW-1
“The Revised Family Code allows Courts to make decisions on the custody of children, care of their education, health, maintenance and rights of visitation. The Court renders these decisions taking into account the income, age, health, and condition of living of the spouses as well as the age and interests of the children” (54).
June 10, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
April 26, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4
According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database, the femicide rate for 15-44 year olds in 2021 was 3.6 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population.
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4
According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database, the femicide rate for 15-44 year olds in 2021 was 3.6 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population.
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Eritrea’s president, Isaias Afwerki, has dismissed the allegations as make-believe. 'Everybody talking about human rights violations here and there, rape, looting, this is a fantasy,' he said in 2023. (Isaias rarely responds to non-state media; this 2023 comment constitutes his latest substantive response to the allegations.) The Eritrean government has refused to engage with the international investigation team set up to examine human rights violations in Tigray and, according to the UN, there is 'no likely prospect that the domestic judicial system will hold perpetrators accountable for the violations'"(para 35). This information clearly shows the lack of accountability in regards to what happened to the women in Tigray, which indicates...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Eritrea’s president, Isaias Afwerki, has dismissed the allegations as make-believe. 'Everybody talking about human rights violations here and there, rape, looting, this is a fantasy,' he said in 2023. (Isaias rarely responds to non-state media; this 2023 comment constitutes his latest substantive response to the allegations.) The Eritrean government has refused to engage with the international investigation team set up to examine human rights violations in Tigray and, according to the UN, there is 'no likely prospect that the domestic judicial system will hold perpetrators accountable for the violations'"(para 35). This information clearly shows the lack of accountability in regards to what happened to the women in Tigray, which indicates...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"For the survivors, rape remains extremely stigmatizing, and women avoid seeking medical care or disclosing their injuries. Many were told by soldiers they would be killed if they sought help. Of those that did make it to hospitals, a significant proportion are unrecorded: medical notes were destroyed in the conflict, or not kept at all in clinics where health workers were threatened for treating survivors of rape. 'The combined invaders during that period were threatening any healthcare providers assisting such women – any healthcare worker assisting the survivors in any way was assumed a traitor. So there was an attempt to hide scared survivors, Abraha [Dr Abraha Gebreegziabher, head of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"For the survivors, rape remains extremely stigmatizing, and women avoid seeking medical care or disclosing their injuries. Many were told by soldiers they would be killed if they sought help. Of those that did make it to hospitals, a significant proportion are unrecorded: medical notes were destroyed in the conflict, or not kept at all in clinics where health workers were threatened for treating survivors of rape. 'The combined invaders during that period were threatening any healthcare providers assisting such women – any healthcare worker assisting the survivors in any way was assumed a traitor. So there was an attempt to hide scared survivors, Abraha [Dr Abraha Gebreegziabher, head of...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For two years, Tseneat [Ethiopian woman] carried her rape inside her. The agony never faded. It attacked her from the inside out. The remnants of the attack stayed in Tseneat’s womb – not as a memory or metaphor, but a set of physical objects: Eight rusted screws. A steel pair of nail clippers. A note, written in ballpoint pen and wrapped in plastic. 'Sons of Eritrea, we are brave,' the note reads. 'We have committed ourselves to this, and we will continue doing it. We will make Tigrayan females infertile.' The objects, revealed by X-ray and surgically extracted by doctors more than two years later, were forced inside Tseneat as...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For two years, Tseneat [Ethiopian woman] carried her rape inside her. The agony never faded. It attacked her from the inside out. The remnants of the attack stayed in Tseneat’s womb – not as a memory or metaphor, but a set of physical objects: Eight rusted screws. A steel pair of nail clippers. A note, written in ballpoint pen and wrapped in plastic. 'Sons of Eritrea, we are brave,' the note reads. 'We have committed ourselves to this, and we will continue doing it. We will make Tigrayan females infertile.' The objects, revealed by X-ray and surgically extracted by doctors more than two years later, were forced inside Tseneat as...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"For two years, Tseneat [Ethiopian woman] carried her rape inside her. The agony never faded. It attacked her from the inside out. The remnants of the attack stayed in Tseneat’s womb – not as a memory or metaphor, but a set of physical objects: Eight rusted screws. A steel pair of nail clippers. A note, written in ballpoint pen and wrapped in plastic. 'Sons of Eritrea, we are brave,' the note reads. 'We have committed ourselves to this, and we will continue doing it. We will make Tigrayan females infertile.' The objects, revealed by X-ray and surgically extracted by doctors more than two years later, were forced inside Tseneat as...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"For two years, Tseneat [Ethiopian woman] carried her rape inside her. The agony never faded. It attacked her from the inside out. The remnants of the attack stayed in Tseneat’s womb – not as a memory or metaphor, but a set of physical objects: Eight rusted screws. A steel pair of nail clippers. A note, written in ballpoint pen and wrapped in plastic. 'Sons of Eritrea, we are brave,' the note reads. 'We have committed ourselves to this, and we will continue doing it. We will make Tigrayan females infertile.' The objects, revealed by X-ray and surgically extracted by doctors more than two years later, were forced inside Tseneat as...more