Latest items for MURDER-PRACTICE-1
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).
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In 2022, the Mexican government registered a total of 3,754 women — an average of 10 a day — who were slain, a significant jump from the year before. Only a third were investigated as femicides" (para 17). These numbers indicate a social norm of killing women (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In 2022, the Mexican government registered a total of 3,754 women — an average of 10 a day — who were slain, a significant jump from the year before. Only a third were investigated as femicides" (para 17). These numbers indicate a social norm of killing women (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:14 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).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:10 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).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What allegedly happened to Hanaa Khodor was terrible and, in its method, unusual, but the murder of women by their husbands is not uncommon in this country, either among the Lebanese or the 1.5 million Syrian population" (para 8). "As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What allegedly happened to Hanaa Khodor was terrible and, in its method, unusual, but the murder of women by their husbands is not uncommon in this country, either among the Lebanese or the 1.5 million Syrian population" (para 8). "As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
July 19, 2024, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
“The handful of high-profile cases in Sierra Leone, including the most recent concerning the death of three girls [due to Female Genital Mutilation], investigated by police in January, would have been ignored were it not for campaigners agitating and pushing it into international focus and advocating, ‘yes to culture, no to the harmful practice of cutting’. A Bloodless Rite, a film made by Purposeful and activists, powerfully illustrates feminist solidarity and possibility of sacred female spaces” (6).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
“The handful of high-profile cases in Sierra Leone, including the most recent concerning the death of three girls [due to Female Genital Mutilation], investigated by police in January, would have been ignored were it not for campaigners agitating and pushing it into international focus and advocating, ‘yes to culture, no to the harmful practice of cutting’. A Bloodless Rite, a film made by Purposeful and activists, powerfully illustrates feminist solidarity and possibility of sacred female spaces” (6).
April 28, 2024, 11:37 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The behaviour of British soldiers abroad came under renewed scrutiny after reports that a young Kenyan woman, Agnes Wanjiru, was killed in 2012 by a British soldier whose identity was known to members of his regiment" (para 6).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The behaviour of British soldiers abroad came under renewed scrutiny after reports that a young Kenyan woman, Agnes Wanjiru, was killed in 2012 by a British soldier whose identity was known to members of his regiment" (para 6).
April 9, 2024, 9:31 p.m.
Countries: Cuba
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The femicide that occurred in the province of Guantánamo triggered the most recent debate. In the first place, due to the use of inappropriate terms when referring to the facts. In addition, for the use of a firearm by a police officer" (para 2). "There is still a significant distance to be covered in terms of gender from the legal point of view; but with current regulations, it is already possible to articulate a series of policies, programs, or measures that deal with: Creation of specialized divisions for the investigation of crimes related to this type of violence (prosecutors, courts, police), including the offices where statements are made or complaints...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The femicide that occurred in the province of Guantánamo triggered the most recent debate. In the first place, due to the use of inappropriate terms when referring to the facts. In addition, for the use of a firearm by a police officer" (para 2). "There is still a significant distance to be covered in terms of gender from the legal point of view; but with current regulations, it is already possible to articulate a series of policies, programs, or measures that deal with: Creation of specialized divisions for the investigation of crimes related to this type of violence (prosecutors, courts, police), including the offices where statements are made or complaints...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In India’s Jharkhand state and other tribal areas, for example, tribal women often face an uphill battle in inheriting property, and, in some cases, allegations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims. They might be branded as witches on the most absurd of suspicions, socially excommunicated, or worse still, lynched by villagers, their corpses left to rot in public" (para 5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In India’s Jharkhand state and other tribal areas, for example, tribal women often face an uphill battle in inheriting property, and, in some cases, allegations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims. They might be branded as witches on the most absurd of suspicions, socially excommunicated, or worse still, lynched by villagers, their corpses left to rot in public" (para 5).
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Such treatment mirrors the tragic case of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old who was arrested last month for not wearing a hijab according to government standards and subsequently died in a Tehran hospital, having reportedly been beaten by police" (para 13). "In March, however, security guards used pepper spray to prevent around 2,000 female ticket-holders from entering a stadium in the city of Mashhad to watch another qualifier against Lebanon" (para 27).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Such treatment mirrors the tragic case of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old who was arrested last month for not wearing a hijab according to government standards and subsequently died in a Tehran hospital, having reportedly been beaten by police" (para 13). "In March, however, security guards used pepper spray to prevent around 2,000 female ticket-holders from entering a stadium in the city of Mashhad to watch another qualifier against Lebanon" (para 27).
Dec. 20, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"A senior Iranian official said this weekend that Iran had abolished the morality police, the state media reported, after months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was detained by the force for supposedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress laws" (para 1).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"A senior Iranian official said this weekend that Iran had abolished the morality police, the state media reported, after months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was detained by the force for supposedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress laws" (para 1).
Dec. 20, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"'We see that sexism is a structural problem. It’s not just a question of discrimination in salaries and pensions or an increasing number of femicides, which are the visible part of the iceberg, but a whole mentality that needs to change,' El Khoury said"(para 15).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"'We see that sexism is a structural problem. It’s not just a question of discrimination in salaries and pensions or an increasing number of femicides, which are the visible part of the iceberg, but a whole mentality that needs to change,' El Khoury said"(para 15).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"There were anecdotal reports that some communities abused women and children due to accusations the latter practiced witchcraft" (19).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"There were anecdotal reports that some communities abused women and children due to accusations the latter practiced witchcraft" (19).