BRISTOL, UK, Nov 30 (IPS) – Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the increase in domestic violence rates has led the United Nations to declare a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence. In the most brutal cases, the violence has led to murder – or ‘femicide’, as the World Health Organisation calls the killing of women specifically because of their gender.
Read the full story, “How to Tackle the Femicide Epidemic”, on globalissues.org →
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