In 2017, Femicide Watch recorded a total of 87,000 women intentionally killed. Among them, more than half (58%) were killed by partners or other family members, and more than one-third were killed by their partner. This means that on average, 137 women across the world are killed by a member of their own family every day. In France alone, 131 cases of femicide were logged since January 2019. Experts say that thanks to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, violence against women is now discussed openly and is no longer viewed solely as a private family issue. However, the increasing amount of research and funding for programmes to prevent such violence also highlights how severe the problem still is. |
