Latest items for MURDER-PRACTICE-1
April 10, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"A spate of deaths of women in northwestern Pakistan has put the spotlight on so-called honor killings in the South Asian country. Each year, hundreds of women and girls are killed in Pakistan, often by relatives who say they are protecting the family's honor. Despite stricter laws and public outrage in the Muslim-majority country, human rights groups say such killings continue. In the latest case, police said they have charged a man for murdering his 18-year-old daughter on the orders of a jirga, or tribal council, because she had appeared in a photo with unrelated men on social media" (para 1-4). "In another case, police said four people were killed...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"A spate of deaths of women in northwestern Pakistan has put the spotlight on so-called honor killings in the South Asian country. Each year, hundreds of women and girls are killed in Pakistan, often by relatives who say they are protecting the family's honor. Despite stricter laws and public outrage in the Muslim-majority country, human rights groups say such killings continue. In the latest case, police said they have charged a man for murdering his 18-year-old daughter on the orders of a jirga, or tribal council, because she had appeared in a photo with unrelated men on social media" (para 1-4). "In another case, police said four people were killed...more
April 10, 2025, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has established 73 offices across the country with competence to handle matters related to women’s rights, including one office specialized in femicide" (3). "In particular, it notes with concern: (a) The persistence of femicides, disappearances and psychological and sexual violence against women and girls, and the lack of a gender-sensitive protocol for the investigation of gender-based killings, hate crimes and other forms of gender-based violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (6).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has established 73 offices across the country with competence to handle matters related to women’s rights, including one office specialized in femicide" (3). "In particular, it notes with concern: (a) The persistence of femicides, disappearances and psychological and sexual violence against women and girls, and the lack of a gender-sensitive protocol for the investigation of gender-based killings, hate crimes and other forms of gender-based violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (6).
April 9, 2025, 10:31 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Eight women accused of witchcraft in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau have died of poisoning in the remote north, a senior official told AFP on Thursday. After a sudden illness took the lives of two youngsters at Culade, in the Cacheu region, women were blamed and an animist priest forced them to drink poison. The eight women, all aged over 50, died and 21 others were hospitalised at the local capital Sao Domingos, said Carlos Sanha, a senior administrative official in the town. 'It keeps recurring in this area,' where traditional animist beliefs remain strong, Sanha said" (para 1-4). "During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, four people died in...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Eight women accused of witchcraft in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau have died of poisoning in the remote north, a senior official told AFP on Thursday. After a sudden illness took the lives of two youngsters at Culade, in the Cacheu region, women were blamed and an animist priest forced them to drink poison. The eight women, all aged over 50, died and 21 others were hospitalised at the local capital Sao Domingos, said Carlos Sanha, a senior administrative official in the town. 'It keeps recurring in this area,' where traditional animist beliefs remain strong, Sanha said" (para 1-4). "During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, four people died in...more
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Most of the victims of femicide had not filed complaints" (4).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Most of the victims of femicide had not filed complaints" (4).
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, PRN-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"It notes with concern, however, the persistent institutional, structural and practical barriers to women’s access to justice, including the following… Judicial bias, in particular in cases of femicide, harassment and sharing of images and recordings with sexual content, and the lack of accountability mechanisms to ensure compliance by the judiciary with gender-sensitive procedures" (5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, PRN-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"It notes with concern, however, the persistent institutional, structural and practical barriers to women’s access to justice, including the following… Judicial bias, in particular in cases of femicide, harassment and sharing of images and recordings with sexual content, and the lack of accountability mechanisms to ensure compliance by the judiciary with gender-sensitive procedures" (5).
March 21, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The imprisoned Egyptian father who shot his two teenage daughters to death in an 'honor killing' has made a shocking statement 16 years after the crime. Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The imprisoned Egyptian father who shot his two teenage daughters to death in an 'honor killing' has made a shocking statement 16 years after the crime. Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 1-2).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"[O]ne woman was killed by her two brothers in what the police classified as a revenge killing; the other cases were described as 'ritual murders'" (2).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"[O]ne woman was killed by her two brothers in what the police classified as a revenge killing; the other cases were described as 'ritual murders'" (2).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking. These crimes continue to be perpetrated with impunity, with few prosecutions for rape and other acts of violence" (2). "Article 128 considers ‘honourable motives’ to be a mitigating excuse in the commission of an offence, allowing the applicable penalty to be greatly reduced. Since ‘honourable motives’ are not defined, this article provides a legal cover for murder and other serious crimes against women on a wide variety of grounds. Along a similar vein, Article 409 provides that if a...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking. These crimes continue to be perpetrated with impunity, with few prosecutions for rape and other acts of violence" (2). "Article 128 considers ‘honourable motives’ to be a mitigating excuse in the commission of an offence, allowing the applicable penalty to be greatly reduced. Since ‘honourable motives’ are not defined, this article provides a legal cover for murder and other serious crimes against women on a wide variety of grounds. Along a similar vein, Article 409 provides that if a...more
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Article 334 of the Penal Code also reduces penalties for perpetrators of so-called honor crimes" (7). This implies that honor crimes take place in Bahrain (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Article 334 of the Penal Code also reduces penalties for perpetrators of so-called honor crimes" (7). This implies that honor crimes take place in Bahrain (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Council of the Judiciary established that, from an analysis of judgments in cases of femicide between 2014 and 2016, 92 per cent of cases provided some measure of effective reparation in favour of the victims; however, most of these cases ultimately involved compensation for material and non-material damages. The convictions established the following different types of reparation measures: rehabilitation (7 per cent); compensation (55 per cent); satisfaction, compensation and non-repetition (2 per cent); satisfaction and compensation (6 per cent); and compensation and rehabilitation (30 per cent)" (15).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Council of the Judiciary established that, from an analysis of judgments in cases of femicide between 2014 and 2016, 92 per cent of cases provided some measure of effective reparation in favour of the victims; however, most of these cases ultimately involved compensation for material and non-material damages. The convictions established the following different types of reparation measures: rehabilitation (7 per cent); compensation (55 per cent); satisfaction, compensation and non-repetition (2 per cent); satisfaction and compensation (6 per cent); and compensation and rehabilitation (30 per cent)" (15).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In May 2016, besotted fan Tomohiro Iwazaki stabbed pop star Mayu Tomita, 20, more than 60 times while she was on her way to sing at a concert in Tokyo. Tomita had returned books and a watch Iwazaki sent her, prompting him to send about 400 increasingly threatening social media messages in the weeks before the attack. Iwazaki was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison" (para 12).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In May 2016, besotted fan Tomohiro Iwazaki stabbed pop star Mayu Tomita, 20, more than 60 times while she was on her way to sing at a concert in Tokyo. Tomita had returned books and a watch Iwazaki sent her, prompting him to send about 400 increasingly threatening social media messages in the weeks before the attack. Iwazaki was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison" (para 12).
Feb. 26, 2025, 10:34 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"'We still have a lot of unreported cases of abuse against our girls and women,' says Maswikeni, describing how families would discourage survivors from speaking out and try to 'settle' the issue through family meetings or arrangements of monetary compensation" (para 8). " The national femicide study in South Africa also revealed that in 44 per cent of femicide cases, the police failed to identify a perpetrator" (para 10). "Shai and Maswikeni both point to another area of action – resourcing and training police units to respond appropriately to gender-based violence cases, to end impunity and to prevent the escalation of abuse. They recommend establishing dedicated units to investigate femicide....more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"'We still have a lot of unreported cases of abuse against our girls and women,' says Maswikeni, describing how families would discourage survivors from speaking out and try to 'settle' the issue through family meetings or arrangements of monetary compensation" (para 8). " The national femicide study in South Africa also revealed that in 44 per cent of femicide cases, the police failed to identify a perpetrator" (para 10). "Shai and Maswikeni both point to another area of action – resourcing and training police units to respond appropriately to gender-based violence cases, to end impunity and to prevent the escalation of abuse. They recommend establishing dedicated units to investigate femicide....more
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"When her father, uncle and older brothers learned what had happened, they broke into Mohammad’s house with sticks, shovels and other tools and beat Samira. Samira does not even remember which of her relatives hit her with the shovel. The marks from the wounds on her forehead are still visible six months later, she says. Yasmin says she had intended to take Samira home before her father had arrived and had to tell Samira she could not now return home. Her father told her: 'My honour is gone. How can I face the neighbours and the community?' Yasmin tried to persuade her father but to no avail. 'I apologised repeatedly,...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"When her father, uncle and older brothers learned what had happened, they broke into Mohammad’s house with sticks, shovels and other tools and beat Samira. Samira does not even remember which of her relatives hit her with the shovel. The marks from the wounds on her forehead are still visible six months later, she says. Yasmin says she had intended to take Samira home before her father had arrived and had to tell Samira she could not now return home. Her father told her: 'My honour is gone. How can I face the neighbours and the community?' Yasmin tried to persuade her father but to no avail. 'I apologised repeatedly,...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk – writing exclusively in today's Mail – condemns 'warped' domestic abusers who claim the lives of their partners by sexual violence" (par. 2). "Mr Chalk writes today: 'Any man who thinks they can take a woman's life into their own hands – metaphorically and physically – should expect to pay a heavy price for his warped behaviour when his intimate partner dies.' Claiming that someone had consented to lose their life in such a manner is 'the very worst kind of cowardly victim blaming imaginable', he adds. Fiona Mackenzie, founder of the We Can't Consent to This campaign, said: 'This is an important step in ensuring...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk – writing exclusively in today's Mail – condemns 'warped' domestic abusers who claim the lives of their partners by sexual violence" (par. 2). "Mr Chalk writes today: 'Any man who thinks they can take a woman's life into their own hands – metaphorically and physically – should expect to pay a heavy price for his warped behaviour when his intimate partner dies.' Claiming that someone had consented to lose their life in such a manner is 'the very worst kind of cowardly victim blaming imaginable', he adds. Fiona Mackenzie, founder of the We Can't Consent to This campaign, said: 'This is an important step in ensuring...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Aziz takes the woman into her home to take a statement, typing the information into an app on her iPad. She explains that this beating began after she went to a dentist to treat her toothache. When she came home, her husband flew into a rage, accusing her of having and affair. The 13-year-old walks in, holding his five-month-old baby brother in his arms. The couple's daughters, 12, and 9, stand close to her. 'My daughter begged him not to kill me. She saved me,' the woman says" (par. 19-20). "'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Aziz takes the woman into her home to take a statement, typing the information into an app on her iPad. She explains that this beating began after she went to a dentist to treat her toothache. When she came home, her husband flew into a rage, accusing her of having and affair. The 13-year-old walks in, holding his five-month-old baby brother in his arms. The couple's daughters, 12, and 9, stand close to her. 'My daughter begged him not to kill me. She saved me,' the woman says" (par. 19-20). "'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"In addition, the Penal Code also provides for mitigated sentences for violent acts including murder for so-called 'honorable motives' or if catching his wife or female relative in the act of adultery/sex outside of marriage" (5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"In addition, the Penal Code also provides for mitigated sentences for violent acts including murder for so-called 'honorable motives' or if catching his wife or female relative in the act of adultery/sex outside of marriage" (5).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes" (par. 1). "The killings occurred in Mogadishu, the Lower Shabelle region and the Qoryooley District. One woman was stabbed, a second shot and a third set on fire — all allegedly at the hands of their husbands" (par. 2). "'We strongly condemn the heinous acts against these innocent women,' Elmi said. 'It is sad to hear that a mother is being killed in front of her children. We call upon the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. We extend condolences to the families of these victims.' Members of parliament decried the killings during...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes" (par. 1). "The killings occurred in Mogadishu, the Lower Shabelle region and the Qoryooley District. One woman was stabbed, a second shot and a third set on fire — all allegedly at the hands of their husbands" (par. 2). "'We strongly condemn the heinous acts against these innocent women,' Elmi said. 'It is sad to hear that a mother is being killed in front of her children. We call upon the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. We extend condolences to the families of these victims.' Members of parliament decried the killings during...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
India has been shaken to its core after an eight-year-old girl was gang-raped and bludgeoned to death with a rock, and a 13-year-old girl had her eyes removed in a fatal torture attack (Para 1). "Over in Baerilly, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a cane field after going missing on her way back home from school" (Para 9).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
India has been shaken to its core after an eight-year-old girl was gang-raped and bludgeoned to death with a rock, and a 13-year-old girl had her eyes removed in a fatal torture attack (Para 1). "Over in Baerilly, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a cane field after going missing on her way back home from school" (Para 9).
Feb. 1, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"But even in the 21st century, and in the nation's third-largest city to where Angeline had escaped, the belief in sorcery remained dangerously strong in a society with one foot still in the Stone Age. Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant natural resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's rugged mountainous areas, dark practices and a belief in spirits - and even vampires - continue. To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009" (para 5-8). "In 2021, the Australian...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"But even in the 21st century, and in the nation's third-largest city to where Angeline had escaped, the belief in sorcery remained dangerously strong in a society with one foot still in the Stone Age. Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant natural resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's rugged mountainous areas, dark practices and a belief in spirits - and even vampires - continue. To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009" (para 5-8). "In 2021, the Australian...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Failure to prosecute such attacks as attempted femicide despite overwhelming evidence downplays the scale of the problem of violence against women and fuels a culture of impunity, Piña said. Most of the survivors in her documentary live in fear of being attacked again by the same perpetrators, who remain free or are awaiting trial. 'The message the legal system is sending is that in Mexico there is impunity and that a woman can be attacked or killed,' Piña said. 'Not only are there no legal consequences for killing women, but the State will do nothing to protect or financially take care of the victims,' she said. Piña blamed the problem...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Failure to prosecute such attacks as attempted femicide despite overwhelming evidence downplays the scale of the problem of violence against women and fuels a culture of impunity, Piña said. Most of the survivors in her documentary live in fear of being attacked again by the same perpetrators, who remain free or are awaiting trial. 'The message the legal system is sending is that in Mexico there is impunity and that a woman can be attacked or killed,' Piña said. 'Not only are there no legal consequences for killing women, but the State will do nothing to protect or financially take care of the victims,' she said. Piña blamed the problem...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"It is common in such cases [the murder of women] for the perpetrators of violence against women to excuse and justify their actions as the result of a woman’s perceived insult or breach of religion. The label 'honor killings' is sometimes used for such cases, especially when the woman is accused of adultery. In April 2023 Zeinab Zeaiter was shot and killed by her husband, allegedly for cheating on him. Astonishingly, Zeaiter’s own brother took the side of her killer, stating that he was proud of the murder and that it was necessary to remove the “shame” that Zeaiter had brought onto her family’s reputation. In 2014, when Manal Assi’s...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"It is common in such cases [the murder of women] for the perpetrators of violence against women to excuse and justify their actions as the result of a woman’s perceived insult or breach of religion. The label 'honor killings' is sometimes used for such cases, especially when the woman is accused of adultery. In April 2023 Zeinab Zeaiter was shot and killed by her husband, allegedly for cheating on him. Astonishingly, Zeaiter’s own brother took the side of her killer, stating that he was proud of the murder and that it was necessary to remove the “shame” that Zeaiter had brought onto her family’s reputation. In 2014, when Manal Assi’s...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Defence Secretary was speaking at Sandhurst, which has faced accusations of a 'toxic' culture and saw the death of 21-year-old Olivia Perks in 2019, who was found dead at the academy following allegations she had been the victim of sexual misconduct" (par. 12). The death of an individual in the armed forces suggests that individuals are sometimes killed after sexual misconduct (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The Defence Secretary was speaking at Sandhurst, which has faced accusations of a 'toxic' culture and saw the death of 21-year-old Olivia Perks in 2019, who was found dead at the academy following allegations she had been the victim of sexual misconduct" (par. 12). The death of an individual in the armed forces suggests that individuals are sometimes killed after sexual misconduct (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 10, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Girls and young women who are deemed to not be ‘virgins’ are outcast by their families or even murdered" (para 9).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Girls and young women who are deemed to not be ‘virgins’ are outcast by their families or even murdered" (para 9).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity for homicide is around 94 percent, confirmed a study by the think-tank Mexico Evalua in 2021" (para 12).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity for homicide is around 94 percent, confirmed a study by the think-tank Mexico Evalua in 2021" (para 12).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"This fear isn’t unfounded: last year, a female convenience store worker in Jinju was violently attacked by a man who assumed she was a feminist simply because she had short hair, leading to a court ruling that recognised misogyny as a hate crime motive for the first time" (para 17).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"This fear isn’t unfounded: last year, a female convenience store worker in Jinju was violently attacked by a man who assumed she was a feminist simply because she had short hair, leading to a court ruling that recognised misogyny as a hate crime motive for the first time" (para 17).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The attack, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand in 2021, was evidence that India is still struggling to eradicate the age-old scourge of witch hunting, despite a raft of laws and other initiatives. For centuries, the branding of witches was driven largely by superstition. A crop would fail, a well would run dry or a family member would fall ill, and villagers would find someone — almost always a woman — to blame for a misfortune whose cause they did not understand. Superstition hasn’t gone away. But witchcraft accusations are now often simply a tool to oppress women, victims’ advocates say. The motives can be to grab land, to...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The attack, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand in 2021, was evidence that India is still struggling to eradicate the age-old scourge of witch hunting, despite a raft of laws and other initiatives. For centuries, the branding of witches was driven largely by superstition. A crop would fail, a well would run dry or a family member would fall ill, and villagers would find someone — almost always a woman — to blame for a misfortune whose cause they did not understand. Superstition hasn’t gone away. But witchcraft accusations are now often simply a tool to oppress women, victims’ advocates say. The motives can be to grab land, to...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Linea Lila is one strand of a series of offerings from the Central for Productive and Entrepreneurial Women of El Alto (Cemupe), an organisation founded in response to the murder of a woman. It also provides training in areas such as makeup, nails, flower arranging, baking and food services" (par. 14). This suggest that murder is an issue they are trying to combat (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Linea Lila is one strand of a series of offerings from the Central for Productive and Entrepreneurial Women of El Alto (Cemupe), an organisation founded in response to the murder of a woman. It also provides training in areas such as makeup, nails, flower arranging, baking and food services" (par. 14). This suggest that murder is an issue they are trying to combat (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What’s absolutely clear is that protesters keep turning up dead" (para 5). The regime is murdering primarily women protesters (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What’s absolutely clear is that protesters keep turning up dead" (para 5). The regime is murdering primarily women protesters (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"It is the specific horror of gang rape that weighs most heavily on Indian women that I know. You may have heard of the many gruesome cases of women being gang-raped, disemboweled and left for dead" (Para 5) "In 2018 an 8-year-old Muslim girl was drugged and gang raped in a Hindu temple for days and then murdered" (16).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"It is the specific horror of gang rape that weighs most heavily on Indian women that I know. You may have heard of the many gruesome cases of women being gang-raped, disemboweled and left for dead" (Para 5) "In 2018 an 8-year-old Muslim girl was drugged and gang raped in a Hindu temple for days and then murdered" (16).