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One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide (trigger warning)
In Mexico, a mother keeps a portrait of murdered daughter in a locket (file).
UN Women/Ina Riaskov
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25 November 2024 Women
A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman killed every 10 minutes. Released on the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the report sheds light on the global crisis of femicide and calls for urgent action.
“The epidemic of violence against women and girls shames humanity,” said Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for the Day. “The world must heed this call. We need urgent action for justice and accountability, and support for advocacy.” The report also coincides with the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign, which runs from 25 November to 10 December. This year, the UNITE campaign is drawing attention to the alarming escalation of violence against women under the theme, “Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNITE to End Violence against Women”.
A universal issue with regional disparities
Femicide transcends borders, socioeconomic statuses, and cultures, but its severity varies regionally. According to the report, Africa recorded the highest rates of intimate partner and family-related femicides, with 21,700 women killed in 2023, followed by the Americas and Oceania. In Europe and the Americas, most victims were killed by their intimate partners, comprising 64 per cent and 58 per cent of cases, respectively. In contrast, women in Africa and Asia were more likely to be killed by family members than by partners, reflecting varied cultural and social dynamics responsible for this discrimination.
Critical gaps in data and accountability
Despite the alarming numbers, the lack of consistent and comprehensive data remains a significant challenge. Only 37 countries reported data on intimate partner and family-related femicides in 2023, a sharp decline from 75 countries in 2020. This data gap hampers efforts to monitor trends and enforce accountability for these crimes. UN Women and UNODC stressed the need for systematic data collection as part of a broader strategy to address violence against women. Accurate and transparent data is essential to inform policy, track progress, and ensure governments remain accountable for their commitments to gender equality.
Posters made by children from Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico, alluding to the eradication of violence against women and girls.
UNIC Mexico/Eloísa Farrera
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157386
The Silent Epidemic of Femicide in the United States (trigger warning!!)
(appalling, essential read. over two years old, but possibly even worse in these misogynist, christofascist, theocratic days)
Photo of person's hand wearing purple glove and holding a purple ribbon, symbol of fight against femicide and gender violence
The Silent Epidemic of Femicide in the United States (trigger warning)
March 10, 2023
Sanctuary for Families
Last summer, New Yorkers were rattled by the devastating, senseless murder of Azsia Johnson — a 20-year-old victim of domestic violence who was shot while walking her three-month-old baby on the Upper East Side. Contrary to initial speculation, this was not a random killing — a few days after the shooting, the child’s father was arrested and charged with Azsia’s murder. According to her mother, Azsia’s ex-boyfriend physically abused her while pregnant with their child and continued to stalk and threaten her for months. Though shocking and infuriating, Johnson’s case is sadly just one of many instances of fatal violence against women.
FEMICIDE IS PREVALENT IN US
************In the United States, femicide — the gender-based killing of women — is often thought of as an issue affecting low-income countries. This could not be further from the truth; a study on female homicide victimization among 25 populous high-income countries found that 70% of all cases occurred in the U.S. ************* To put that into perspective, on a global scale, the U.S. ranks 34th for intentional female homicides at a rate of 2.6 killings per 100,000 women. Moreover, in the US, almost three women are killed by an intimate partner every day. Just as in the case of Aszia Johnson, women in the U.S. are predominantly killed by men they know, and largely by current or former intimate partners. Of all female homicides in 2018 in which the victim-to-offender relationship could be identified, 92% of victims were killed by a man they knew, and 63% were killed by current husbands, boyfriends, or ex-husbands. These staggering statistics demonstrate the misogyny behind these violent deaths — In the United States, like in so many countries across the world, women are being murdered because they are women.
The link between gender and violence in the U.S. becomes even more apparent when looking at the demographics of male homicides. Men are significantly more likely to be killed by a stranger than women; strangers kill 29% of male homicide victims compared to only 10% of female victims. And while it is true that some men are murdered by their female partners, intimate partner violence accounts for only about 5% of male homicides. Too often, these occur in the context of women acting in self-defense against their abusive male partners. Furthermore, when compared to male homicides, femicides tend to be more violent and intimate in nature — women are less likely than men to be killed in a shooting, but more likely to be beaten, stabbed, or strangled.
Trans women and women of color face a disproportionate risk
When considering femicide and its implications, we must acknowledge the barriers and disparities affecting marginalized women and how these increase the risk of violence. Though femicide is a pervasive problem for all women, the reality for women of color is even bleaker — men are murdering Black women and girls at a rate almost three times higher than white women. For indigenous women and girls, the homicide rate is six times higher than it is for their white counterparts, and current or former partners are responsible for 94% of those homicides. Despite being murdered at higher rates, Black and brown murdered and missing women are not receiving the same media attention and resources as white women.The transgender community is also profoundly affected by femicide, especially trans women of color. 2021 was the deadliest year globally for murders of trans people, and 96% of those victims were trans women or transfeminine people. Of the known cases of anti-trans murders from 2013-2018, approximately 1 in 6 are suspected of having been committed by an intimate partner.
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https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/femicide-epidemic/
Texas' Newest Abortion Law Allows $100,000 Rewards for Snitching on Pregnant Women
(AND THE WAR ON WOMEN CONTINUES APACE!!! FUCK THE GODDAMNED, WOMAN-HATING, MISOGYNIST, CHRISTOFASCIST, THEOCRATIC, ASSHOLES!!)
Texas’ Newest Abortion Law Allows $100,000 Rewards for Snitching on Pregnant Women
PUBLISHED 9/12/2025 by Bonnie Fuller | UPDATED 9/18/2025 at 9:19 A.M. PT
Updated Sept. 18 at 9:10 a.m. PT: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 7 into law on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The new law, which takes effect on Dec. 4, 2025, allows private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes or mails abortion medication to Texas residents.
“HB 7 invites anyone—including those with no connection at all to an abortion patient—to bring a complaint, which really incentivizes harassing lawsuits from anti-abortion activists,” says Liz Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas–Austin. “This could spur an outpouring of fishing expeditions against anyone who is advocating for care in Texas or suspected of sending pills into the state. It’s a pretty preposterous and troubling bill.” That said, advocates say Texas’ new bounty-style restrictions are unlikely to stop abortion pills from reaching patients. “It’s possible that some of the providers may step back, but access is still going to be possible by mail in Texas, regardless of this attempt to instill fear in people,” said Elisa Wells, co-founder and access director at Plan C, which researches and shares information about how people are accessing abortion pills in the United States. “The more crazy stuff that the Texas legislature does around this to try and block access, the more visible the option of pills by mail becomes.”
Abortion rights demonstrators march outside of the Harris County Courthouse during the Women’s Wave march in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2022. (Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images)
Originally published by Courier Texas.
Texas Republicans recently passed another law to prevent abortions—one that rewards family members with at least $100,000 for snitching. House Bill 7 passed the Texas Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it by Sept. 24, which is the deadline for him to take action on it. It would allow private citizens to file lawsuits against any person intending to help obtain abortion pills in the state, anyone distributing abortion pills or any company shipping abortion pills into Texas. If the lawsuit is successful, they’d receive at least $100,000 for their efforts. There’s a caveat: If the private citizen is not related to a pregnant woman seeking abortion pills, they would only receive $10,000, with $90,000 going to the charity of their choice, if they win their lawsuit. If the private citizen is related to a pregnant woman seeking abortion pills, however, they’d get to keep the full $100,000. These private citizens do not need to prove that pills were shipped or distributed. Instead, they only need to demonstrate an intent to provide pills—for example, a mother researching abortion pills for her pregnant daughter could be sued by a disapproving family member, even if no pills were ever obtained, said state Sen. Carol Alvarado (D) during legislative debate on the bill.
Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado on the Senate floor Aug. 22, 2025. (Sara Diggins / The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
The person or company sued—in other words, the defendant—would be responsible for paying the $100,000, plaintiff’s attorney fees and court costs, and any other fees associated with the lawsuit. These could be out-of-state doctors or even a pregnant woman’s best friend who steered her to an abortion care website. The bill is designed to cut pregnant Texas women off from being able to order FDA-approved pills that safely end early pregnancies, prescribed through telemedicine appointments with physicians in states where abortion is legal.Democrats vehemently opposed the bill.Texas already has multiple abortion ban bills, including Senate Bill 8, passed in 2021, which offers bounty hunters $10,000 if they successfully sue a medical provider who performs an illegal abortion in the state.
However, despite laws which ban abortion from conception in Texas, women have been able to access highly effective abortion pills through the mail.
As of 2023, 8,000 pregnant women a month in abortion ban states have self-managed their abortions in the privacy of their homes, receiving a two-pill regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol by mail.With HB 7, that’s what Texas Republicans aim to stop. And since husbands, parents and siblings of a pregnant woman are most likely to know that she has been able to quietly use abortion pills, they’ll be encouraged by their state government to tell on her and sue for at least $100,000. Plus, in a dangerous twist for medical providers across the country, a woman who was pregnant and used abortion medications to end her pregnancy can actually turn around and sue her own provider in an attempt to get $100,000. “The point of this bill is to create enough fear of these lawsuits to stop physicians in states where abortion is legal from providing care to Texas women,” said Blake Rocap, legislative counsel for Avow, an abortion advocacy group in Texas.
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Texas state Sens. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, and Bryan Hughes, a Republican, debate in the Senate chamber at the Texas Capitol on April 4, 2023, in Austin. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
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https://msmagazine.com/2025/09/12/texas-new-abortion-law-women-child-protection-act-bounty-hunter-reward-hb-7/
While I suspect that the concept of protocol no doubt offends your
demonstrated lofty egalitarian principles, nevertheless, there are standards of behaviour that heads of state, their representatives, etc., observe when they are GUESTS in another country. We even have a Chief of Protocol office in the White House, the function of which is to try to ensure that our representaives do not insult the host country and its people, or make blooming arses out of themselves. Their job is to see that our representatives do not reinforce the view that others have of the "ugly american", a type that I saw far too often.
For you to find his boorish, crass, rude, egotistical behaviour acceptable, to defend it, is disappointing, to say the least. His disgusting behaviour is NOT something insignificant, it is part of his whole sick, twisted, destructive, hate-filled mindset.
Given your defense of boorish crassness in visitors, I would be curious to know how you behave when you visit other countries.
"(Ultimate Solution Of) Grace Quigley" with Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte.
I have been thinking about this movie the last few days, and specifically one scene. For those unfamiliar with this very dark comedy (think "Harold And Maude" on steroids!), Katharine is a very unhappy, unsuccessful suicide in NYC. She encounters a neurotic hitman, Nick Nolte (before he got to be such a jerk). She and a number of her friends are old, some sick, all tired of living. She comes up with a plan whereby Seymour will, with each person's permission, off them, in suitable and inventive ways. He is very much in demand, and he and Grace form an attachment. He calls her Ma, she calls him Sonny.
In the scene I am thinking about, Grace and Sonny are in a cab, with an extremely rude and obnoxious driver. Grace tells Sonny to "off" the driver. He protests, "But, Ma, that is murder!" She replies, as only Katharine can, "No, it is pest control."
This, and "A Woman Rebels", are seldom shown, which is a shame, as they are both excellent. Although Idid just see that "Grace Quigley" is available on amazon prime (I know!).
May each and every person have the life, and the death, they deserve.
Mass shooting Evergreen HS (CO). 3 kids critical. shooter at different
hospital.
That fucking bastard charlie kirk said gun deaths are accceptable in order to protect 2A.
There is NO such thing as "CHILD PROSTITUTES". That term implies
agency, choice. Those CHILDREN were RAPED, VIOLATED, ABUSED. Do not let anyone get away with implying or pretending otherwise.
A small, helpful tip about the bubbly we are storing for the Big Beautiful Day.
While we are chilling that bottle of the good stuff for the immediate news, we realize that a single bottle will not be sufficient. However, after toasting with The Widow, or whatever your choice is, one may go to something a bit more. .accessible. . .for the continuing celebration. For those lucky enough to have a Costco or Trader Joe's handy, they carry some very nice ones, including a 7.99 rose Prosecco at Costco. Your liquor stores no doubt carry some very nice ones as well.
Here's to The Celebration!!! The sooner, the better!!!
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