Latest items for MURDER-DATA-1
Sept. 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A 45-year-old woman abducted and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence has become the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August. Lorena Isceri was abducted on Thursday afternoon, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Federico Vella, in the Rifredi area of Florence, before being forced into the boot of his car and driven towards a bridge on the A1 motorway. Isceri, who worked in the veterinary sector, still had her phone and managed to call an emergency helpline, telling operators she had been abducted. Vella, 38, stopped the car, snatched the phone and allegedly threw her off the bridge, before jumping off himself. After Isceri’s call to the helpline, police traced...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A 45-year-old woman abducted and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence has become the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August. Lorena Isceri was abducted on Thursday afternoon, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Federico Vella, in the Rifredi area of Florence, before being forced into the boot of his car and driven towards a bridge on the A1 motorway. Isceri, who worked in the veterinary sector, still had her phone and managed to call an emergency helpline, telling operators she had been abducted. Vella, 38, stopped the car, snatched the phone and allegedly threw her off the bridge, before jumping off himself. After Isceri’s call to the helpline, police traced...more
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In June 2020, Lamu divorced Tang who, the court said, had a history of violence against her. About three months later, he doused her with petrol at her father's home and set her alight. She suffered burns to 90% of her body and died two weeks later. The case caused outrage across the country and prompted renewed debate about violence against women” (para 6-8)
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In June 2020, Lamu divorced Tang who, the court said, had a history of violence against her. About three months later, he doused her with petrol at her father's home and set her alight. She suffered burns to 90% of her body and died two weeks later. The case caused outrage across the country and prompted renewed debate about violence against women” (para 6-8)
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A Chinese court made a rare move to calm public outrage this week over a controversial murder case involving a young woman killed by her husband and in-laws. The 22-year-old Chinese woman had only been married for six months when her husband and in-laws beat her to death, because she had been unable to conceive a child, according to state-run news agency Xinhua” (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A Chinese court made a rare move to calm public outrage this week over a controversial murder case involving a young woman killed by her husband and in-laws. The 22-year-old Chinese woman had only been married for six months when her husband and in-laws beat her to death, because she had been unable to conceive a child, according to state-run news agency Xinhua” (para 1-2).
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:36 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A family tragedy shook the southern part of Santiago after a 76-year-old woman was found dead inside her home in La Pintana with injuries caused by ballistic shocks. Her husband, an 83-year-old man, was arrested for the incident, who remains at the disposal of justice while investigative diligence proceedings” (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A family tragedy shook the southern part of Santiago after a 76-year-old woman was found dead inside her home in La Pintana with injuries caused by ballistic shocks. Her husband, an 83-year-old man, was arrested for the incident, who remains at the disposal of justice while investigative diligence proceedings” (para 1-2).
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“An attack by herders armed with machetes has left at least 17 people, all women and children, dead in a village in southwestern Chad, an official for the regional governor told AFP Friday. The Fulani, in collusion with others, attacked the small village. They killed six women and 11 children,” general delegate, Abdelmanane Katab, said” (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“An attack by herders armed with machetes has left at least 17 people, all women and children, dead in a village in southwestern Chad, an official for the regional governor told AFP Friday. The Fulani, in collusion with others, attacked the small village. They killed six women and 11 children,” general delegate, Abdelmanane Katab, said” (para 1-2).
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"We regrettably had 15 deaths—young girls, two pregnant women, and two boys,” said Abel Assaye, the Director General of the Community Hospital. Most of the victims, including 16 girls, died at the scene after the explosion resulted in a stampede, while others were confirmed dead at the hospital, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. At least 260 students were injured and being treated in various hospitals, the ministry said (para 6-7).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"We regrettably had 15 deaths—young girls, two pregnant women, and two boys,” said Abel Assaye, the Director General of the Community Hospital. Most of the victims, including 16 girls, died at the scene after the explosion resulted in a stampede, while others were confirmed dead at the hospital, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. At least 260 students were injured and being treated in various hospitals, the ministry said (para 6-7).
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to a Dec. 12, 2021 broadcast on RTC, a publicly owned radio and television station in Cape Verde, Benvinda Santos was shot to death on the morning of Dec. 12, 2021 in her home in Cape Verde, allegedly by her husband, a 29-year-old national police officer. Her husband had been a police officer in Cape Verde for about five years and the couple had been married for about a year, RTC said” (para 8).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to a Dec. 12, 2021 broadcast on RTC, a publicly owned radio and television station in Cape Verde, Benvinda Santos was shot to death on the morning of Dec. 12, 2021 in her home in Cape Verde, allegedly by her husband, a 29-year-old national police officer. Her husband had been a police officer in Cape Verde for about five years and the couple had been married for about a year, RTC said” (para 8).
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves expressed concern about the ‘increase in femicide’ in recent years in Cape Verde and in its diaspora, and called for studies and political measures for a ‘healthier society’. Femicide has increased worryingly in recent years. Failures in the education of boys and girls may partly explain the increase in this phenomenon of extreme violence, both on the islands and in the diaspora. These are reasons for studies and policy measures aimed at a healthier society,” reads a message from the Presidency of the Republic on World Population Day" (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves expressed concern about the ‘increase in femicide’ in recent years in Cape Verde and in its diaspora, and called for studies and political measures for a ‘healthier society’. Femicide has increased worryingly in recent years. Failures in the education of boys and girls may partly explain the increase in this phenomenon of extreme violence, both on the islands and in the diaspora. These are reasons for studies and policy measures aimed at a healthier society,” reads a message from the Presidency of the Republic on World Population Day" (para 1-2).
Sept. 21, 2026, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“THIRTY-YEAR-OLD Lauren Saunders, who was seven months pregnant, was reported missing last week, and her body was found in a bushy area days later. On Monday, a man known to her was charged with her murder. Her murder is a case of femicide—the killing of a woman or girl that is related to her sex or gender. In fact, it is a case of pregnancy-associated femicide. As the government of The Bahamas continues to refuse to acknowledge the sex- and gender-based killings of women and girls as femicide, it is difficult to count these incidents, analyse them, and develop prevention and intervention mechanism. It means, for example, that are not...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“THIRTY-YEAR-OLD Lauren Saunders, who was seven months pregnant, was reported missing last week, and her body was found in a bushy area days later. On Monday, a man known to her was charged with her murder. Her murder is a case of femicide—the killing of a woman or girl that is related to her sex or gender. In fact, it is a case of pregnancy-associated femicide. As the government of The Bahamas continues to refuse to acknowledge the sex- and gender-based killings of women and girls as femicide, it is difficult to count these incidents, analyse them, and develop prevention and intervention mechanism. It means, for example, that are not...more
Sept. 21, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“Three women were stabbed to death by a man in a brothel in Austria's capital on Friday. A suspect was arrested. Another woman and her daughter were killed in an unrelated incident. Investigators believe the girl's father was responsible. Campaigners described the day as "Black Friday" and called for urgent action to stop violence against women” (para 1-3).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“Three women were stabbed to death by a man in a brothel in Austria's capital on Friday. A suspect was arrested. Another woman and her daughter were killed in an unrelated incident. Investigators believe the girl's father was responsible. Campaigners described the day as "Black Friday" and called for urgent action to stop violence against women” (para 1-3).
Sept. 21, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“AÖF reports that every month, about three women are murdered in Austria. The majority of these murders involve a partner or family relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The organization claims there have been 15 femicides and 26 cases of serious violence against women in 2024, as of August 2” (para 2).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“AÖF reports that every month, about three women are murdered in Austria. The majority of these murders involve a partner or family relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The organization claims there have been 15 femicides and 26 cases of serious violence against women in 2024, as of August 2” (para 2).
Aug. 30, 2026, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"While the deaths [of a Zimbabwean mother and her two daughters] attracted few news reports in the UK, in Zimbabwe and South Africa, the tragic case has reignited concern over the region’s high rates of femicide. Many commentators on TV and social media expressed shock that a well-educated woman with a successful career abroad seemed as vulnerable to familial violence as a poorer woman in a southern African township" (para 2). "Tshuma [Zandile Tshuma, Zimbabwean woman who was murdered alongside her two daughters], a 42-year-old financial data analyst, Natalie, an avid computer science student and budding sportswoman, and Nala, described as a bubbly little girl, were all found dead at...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"While the deaths [of a Zimbabwean mother and her two daughters] attracted few news reports in the UK, in Zimbabwe and South Africa, the tragic case has reignited concern over the region’s high rates of femicide. Many commentators on TV and social media expressed shock that a well-educated woman with a successful career abroad seemed as vulnerable to familial violence as a poorer woman in a southern African township" (para 2). "Tshuma [Zandile Tshuma, Zimbabwean woman who was murdered alongside her two daughters], a 42-year-old financial data analyst, Natalie, an avid computer science student and budding sportswoman, and Nala, described as a bubbly little girl, were all found dead at...more
Aug. 29, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Between Natalie McNally and Amy Doherty sit the names of 13 other women, and more if you count girls. One woman, Ellie Flanagan, was added to this terrible litany earlier in the month" (para 2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Between Natalie McNally and Amy Doherty sit the names of 13 other women, and more if you count girls. One woman, Ellie Flanagan, was added to this terrible litany earlier in the month" (para 2).
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:23 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A white-bearded man looks straight into the camera, in the video circulating for the past few weeks on social media. 'I killed my wife,' he says calmly in Urdu. 'We have a give-and-take arrangement and when she refused to give, I said I would take.' Hours earlier, the 64-year-old had walked into a police station in Karachi’s Orangi neighbourhood and confessed to murdering Asma Begum, a 58-year-old mother of four, in the home they shared because she had refused him sex" (para 1-2). "In the Orangi case [in which a 64-year old Pakistani man murdered his wife], Tariq says the violence inflicted on the wife had been 'extreme' all because...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A white-bearded man looks straight into the camera, in the video circulating for the past few weeks on social media. 'I killed my wife,' he says calmly in Urdu. 'We have a give-and-take arrangement and when she refused to give, I said I would take.' Hours earlier, the 64-year-old had walked into a police station in Karachi’s Orangi neighbourhood and confessed to murdering Asma Begum, a 58-year-old mother of four, in the home they shared because she had refused him sex" (para 1-2). "In the Orangi case [in which a 64-year old Pakistani man murdered his wife], Tariq says the violence inflicted on the wife had been 'extreme' all because...more
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In 2022, there were 6,516 dowry deaths in India compared with 1,841 in 1988, according to the paper. Last August, Nikki Bhati, a 28-year-old from Greater Noida, a new satellite town outside Delhi, died from burns after being set alight by her husband in front of their six-year-old son in a case linked to a dowry dispute. As her murder was filmed and shared on social media, there was some outrage online and protests briefly erupted in Delhi before reaction to the case lost momentum" (para 3-4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In 2022, there were 6,516 dowry deaths in India compared with 1,841 in 1988, according to the paper. Last August, Nikki Bhati, a 28-year-old from Greater Noida, a new satellite town outside Delhi, died from burns after being set alight by her husband in front of their six-year-old son in a case linked to a dowry dispute. As her murder was filmed and shared on social media, there was some outrage online and protests briefly erupted in Delhi before reaction to the case lost momentum" (para 3-4).
Aug. 12, 2026, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
“In 2025, 1,396 crimes related to domestic violence were registered. Among these crimes, 53 intentional homicides, 20 attempted homicides, 30 intentional grievous bodily harm, 64 intentional less grievous bodily harm, 1,202 intentional minor bodily harm, 6 torture, 1 threat of murder or grievous bodily harm, and 20 other criminal acts were recorded. As a result of crimes related to domestic violence, the number of women who suffered was 1,176. According to the data of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs for 2024, of the 1,451 registered crimes related to domestic violence, 1,254 were intentional minor bodily harm, 83 were intentional less grievous bodily harm, 42 were intentional...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
“In 2025, 1,396 crimes related to domestic violence were registered. Among these crimes, 53 intentional homicides, 20 attempted homicides, 30 intentional grievous bodily harm, 64 intentional less grievous bodily harm, 1,202 intentional minor bodily harm, 6 torture, 1 threat of murder or grievous bodily harm, and 20 other criminal acts were recorded. As a result of crimes related to domestic violence, the number of women who suffered was 1,176. According to the data of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs for 2024, of the 1,451 registered crimes related to domestic violence, 1,254 were intentional minor bodily harm, 83 were intentional less grievous bodily harm, 42 were intentional...more
Aug. 12, 2026, 1:51 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“The report also laments persistently high numbers of women killed in Austria. According to Federal Criminal Police Office statistics, thirty-nine women were murdered in 2022, 36 in 2021, 31 in 2020, and 39 in 2019: three women killed every month on average. The Austrian authorities are “well aware” of this serious issue, the report notes, having completed a large-scale study on femicides between 2010 and 2020, identifying underlying causes. GREVIO stresses that preventing such gender-based killings should “remain a priority” on the government’s agenda” (para 7).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“The report also laments persistently high numbers of women killed in Austria. According to Federal Criminal Police Office statistics, thirty-nine women were murdered in 2022, 36 in 2021, 31 in 2020, and 39 in 2019: three women killed every month on average. The Austrian authorities are “well aware” of this serious issue, the report notes, having completed a large-scale study on femicides between 2010 and 2020, identifying underlying causes. GREVIO stresses that preventing such gender-based killings should “remain a priority” on the government’s agenda” (para 7).
Aug. 11, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Mohammad Ramzan was on the night shift at the cement factory outside Karachi when he answered a phone call from home. His 20-year-old daughter, Khalida Chandio, had been shot dead in their village in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Now back home, with Khalida’s mother, Nabul, at his side, the devastated couple are trying to comprehend what happened. Nabul struggles to hold back tears. She says her daughter had been taken out from their home under the cover of darkness and killed just a few hundred metres away. The murder was filmed and has been widely watched on social media, including by her helpless parents" (para 1-3).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Mohammad Ramzan was on the night shift at the cement factory outside Karachi when he answered a phone call from home. His 20-year-old daughter, Khalida Chandio, had been shot dead in their village in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Now back home, with Khalida’s mother, Nabul, at his side, the devastated couple are trying to comprehend what happened. Nabul struggles to hold back tears. She says her daughter had been taken out from their home under the cover of darkness and killed just a few hundred metres away. The murder was filmed and has been widely watched on social media, including by her helpless parents" (para 1-3).
Aug. 11, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“This is a crisis hidden in plain sight: the killings and disappearances of Indigenous women across Australia. First Nations women are being murdered at up to 12 times the national average. In some regions, their deaths make up some of the highest homicide rates in the world” (para 1-2). “Four Corners can reveal at least 315 First Nations women have either gone missing or been murdered or killed in suspicious circumstances since 2000” (para 4).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“This is a crisis hidden in plain sight: the killings and disappearances of Indigenous women across Australia. First Nations women are being murdered at up to 12 times the national average. In some regions, their deaths make up some of the highest homicide rates in the world” (para 1-2). “Four Corners can reveal at least 315 First Nations women have either gone missing or been murdered or killed in suspicious circumstances since 2000” (para 4).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:12 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“This fact was brought to light by the Sisters in Spirit grassroots initiative launched in 2005 by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) who documented that, by 2010, over 580 Indigenous women and girls across Canada were murdered or went missing” (para 2). “The initial estimate of femicide documented by the grassroots initiative has risen to almost 1,200 since the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began investigating the issue following the Sisters in Spirit campaign” (para 3).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“This fact was brought to light by the Sisters in Spirit grassroots initiative launched in 2005 by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) who documented that, by 2010, over 580 Indigenous women and girls across Canada were murdered or went missing” (para 2). “The initial estimate of femicide documented by the grassroots initiative has risen to almost 1,200 since the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began investigating the issue following the Sisters in Spirit campaign” (para 3).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“147 women & girls violently killed in Canada in 2025…NT, YK and SK had the highest rates of killings of women & girls involving male accused. MB and NS were also above the national rate” (1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“147 women & girls violently killed in Canada in 2025…NT, YK and SK had the highest rates of killings of women & girls involving male accused. MB and NS were also above the national rate” (1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“The rates of intimate partner violence are higher for women with disabilities (55%), LGB+ women (67%), Indigenous women (61%), and women living in poverty (57%) than for all women (44%)”(1).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
“The rates of intimate partner violence are higher for women with disabilities (55%), LGB+ women (67%), Indigenous women (61%), and women living in poverty (57%) than for all women (44%)”(1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“From 2011 to 2021, an average of 102 women and girls were victims of gender-related homicide per year in Canada, totaling 1,125 over the period” (1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“From 2011 to 2021, an average of 102 women and girls were victims of gender-related homicide per year in Canada, totaling 1,125 over the period” (1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
“In Cameroon in 2023, up to 60 women were killed by their partners” (para 1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
“In Cameroon in 2023, up to 60 women were killed by their partners” (para 1).
Aug. 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday” (1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday” (1).
Aug. 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday” (1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday” (1).
July 29, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Thirty women and girls have been 'violently' killed in Canada in 2026 so far, according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability" (para 1). "Last year, 147 women and girls were reported to have been killed in Canada, according to a two-page report published by the observatory. The accused in most of these cases are male, the observatory says. This marks the first decrease in femicide in Canada since 2019, according to the report" (para 3-4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Thirty women and girls have been 'violently' killed in Canada in 2026 so far, according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability" (para 1). "Last year, 147 women and girls were reported to have been killed in Canada, according to a two-page report published by the observatory. The accused in most of these cases are male, the observatory says. This marks the first decrease in femicide in Canada since 2019, according to the report" (para 3-4).
July 29, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"148 women and girls killed by violence in 2025" (para 1). "In Canada, we know that: One woman or girl is killed every other day, on average, somewhere in our country, mostly by men. A woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week. Some groups of women and girls are disproportionately impacted by femicide, depending on where they live in Canada, or because of their race, religion, sexuality, ability, and/or age" (para 5-8).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"148 women and girls killed by violence in 2025" (para 1). "In Canada, we know that: One woman or girl is killed every other day, on average, somewhere in our country, mostly by men. A woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week. Some groups of women and girls are disproportionately impacted by femicide, depending on where they live in Canada, or because of their race, religion, sexuality, ability, and/or age" (para 5-8).
July 29, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2, MURDER-DATA-1
"Violence against women (VAW) in Cameroon has become more common, acceptable and has taken on more brutal forms. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalation in VAW in Cameroon can be linked to growing trends of militarization and militarism, prevailing unequal gender relations and economic upheaval. In the span of only three months (May-July 2020), there have been numerous reports and accounts in the media of women who have lost their lives at the hands of their intimate partners, of armed forces and insurgents in the armed conflict (the Anglophone conflict) within the borders of Cameroon... State indifference to high levels of violence against women coupled with social norms that...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2, MURDER-DATA-1
"Violence against women (VAW) in Cameroon has become more common, acceptable and has taken on more brutal forms. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalation in VAW in Cameroon can be linked to growing trends of militarization and militarism, prevailing unequal gender relations and economic upheaval. In the span of only three months (May-July 2020), there have been numerous reports and accounts in the media of women who have lost their lives at the hands of their intimate partners, of armed forces and insurgents in the armed conflict (the Anglophone conflict) within the borders of Cameroon... State indifference to high levels of violence against women coupled with social norms that...more
July 29, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Speaking before the National Assembly on June 19, Minister for the Promotion of Women and the Family Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoua said the country recorded 50 femicides between January and April 2026 alone. The figure is already approaching the 53 cases reported during the whole of 2023. Government statistics show that the number rose to 67 in 2024 and reached 77 in 2025" (para 2). "The minister said her ministry recorded 1,599 cases of violence nationwide between January and April 2026. The total included 166 rape cases, 50 femicides, 13 infanticides, three kidnappings, and three cases involving physical abuse of children" (para 6).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Speaking before the National Assembly on June 19, Minister for the Promotion of Women and the Family Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoua said the country recorded 50 femicides between January and April 2026 alone. The figure is already approaching the 53 cases reported during the whole of 2023. Government statistics show that the number rose to 67 in 2024 and reached 77 in 2025" (para 2). "The minister said her ministry recorded 1,599 cases of violence nationwide between January and April 2026. The total included 166 rape cases, 50 femicides, 13 infanticides, three kidnappings, and three cases involving physical abuse of children" (para 6).