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Home is the most dangerous place for women, UN finds...
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/un-report-home-risks-women-femicide_uk_67459133e4b0afc053136e16?origin=article-related-lifeThe researchers learned that globally, 85,000 women were killed by men in cases of intentional femicide in 2023.
In 60% of those cases, the killer was close to them. In fact the UN’s press release says that one woman is killed by their intimate partner or a family member every ten minutes internationally.
By comparison, 12% of male homicides were committed within family or intimate partner relationships across the globe.
In Europe, 64% of femicides were from intimate partners rather than family members. This is not consistent worldwide; in some nations, family members are more likely to commit femicide.
Perhaps that’s why the report found that, in global terms, the most dangerous place for women is in our own homes.
In 60% of those cases, the killer was close to them. In fact the UN’s press release says that one woman is killed by their intimate partner or a family member every ten minutes internationally.
By comparison, 12% of male homicides were committed within family or intimate partner relationships across the globe.
In Europe, 64% of femicides were from intimate partners rather than family members. This is not consistent worldwide; in some nations, family members are more likely to commit femicide.
Perhaps that’s why the report found that, in global terms, the most dangerous place for women is in our own homes.
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