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Medico-legal recommendations to fight the silent war of femicide in Europe [PDF]

Women's Health
Femicide is a global phenomenon; yet there is no commonly accepted understanding of what counts as femicide. Different disciplines and approaches offer different definitions.
Roberto Scendoni, Giulia Ricchezze
exaly   +3 more sources

Femicide in Ethiopia: an autopsy-based cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Femicide, the most extreme form of gender-based violence directed at women and girls, often lacks sufficient national statistical data in several countries.
Alemayehu Shiferaw Lema, Jemila Salih Suleyman, Kiran Kumar Jonnalagadda, Suresh Kumar Rajamani Sekar   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Psychopathological profiles of inmates convicted for femicide, other familial homicides, or attempted homicides [PDF]

Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 1304-1313, May 2026.
Abstract Femicides and family‐related homicides represent a significant concern, with over 50% of homicides occurring within the family setting. This study aimed to explore the complex factors, including psychological aspects, behind such crimes, focusing on a sample of inmates incarcerated for homicide, attempted homicide, or femicide.
Biancamaria Treves, Carmen Santoriello, Gaia De Angelis, Carmela Di Filippo, Fabio del Duca, Ludovica Caprio, Gaetana Termoli, Paola Frati, Aniello Maiese, Antonio Maria Pagano   +9 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Psychopathy, psychological distress, and treatment history among perpetrators of intimate partner femicide, homicide, and other violent crimes in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [PDF]

PLOS Mental Health
Intimate partner femicide-the killing of women based on their gender by their former or current partners-is a global long-standing manifestation of violence against women.
Martín Hernán Di Marco, Gergő Baranyi, Dabney P Evans   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine
Little is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation.
Chen Reis, Sarah R Meyer
doaj   +2 more sources

A Study of Femicide in Turkey From 2010 to 2017

SAGE Open, 2022
This paper presents a Turkey-wide analysis of 1,000 femicide cases, collected from 100 newspapers between 2010 and 2017. The study seeks to contribute to the international femicide literature by highlighting the background and reasons for these murders ...
Güneş Koç
exaly   +2 more sources

Contrasting organizational responses to femicide in Mexico’s public health crisis [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Femicide—the gender-motivated killing of women—remains an urgent public health and human rights crisis in Latin America. In Mexico, legal reforms have established formal mechanisms for prevention and response, yet implementation remains ...
Veronica Valencia Gonzalez
doaj   +2 more sources

A Comparative Analysis of the Critical Resilience and Gender Equity of Mothers Impacted by Albinism: Promising Practices From Tanzania and South Africa [PDF]

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Women bear the brunt of human rights violations faced by persons with albinism. Our ethnographic study showed that critical resilience comes about through social relationships, collective practices, and identities present in communities (local and national). We identified six promising practices in Tanzania and South Africa to strengthen gender equity.
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham, Barbara Astle, Ikponwosa Ero, Lori Beaman, Maretha de Waal, Bonny Ibhawoh, Elvis Imafidon, Jennifer Kromberg, Ronell Leech, Nomasonto Mazibuko, Innocentia Mgijima‐Konopi, Ramadimetja Shirley Mooa, Dianah Msipa, Perpetua Senkoro, Sonya Sharma, Wisdom Tettey, Mpho Tjope, Boateng Wiafe, Meghann Buyco, Emma Strobell   +19 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Understanding and addressing femicide in Africa: a systematic review of empirical research [PDF]

BMJ Open
Context Against the backdrop of a high prevalence rate of femicide across Africa, it is crucial to gain methodological insights into the existing research on femicide.Objective To develop evidence-based strategies to address the complex and multifaceted ...
Bianca Dekel, Tarique Variava
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterising the killing of girls and women in urban settings in Latin America, 2000–2019: an analysis of variability and time trends using mortality data from vital registration systems [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Latin America is burdened by high levels of violence. Although boys and men often experience more violence and fatalities, girls and women face a greater risk of being killed by family members or intimate partners due to their gender, a ...
Ana V Diez Roux, Usama Bilal, Brisa N Sánchez, Heidi Stöckl, Yvonne L Michael, Nina Sun, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Ana Ortigoza, Amelia Augusta de Lima Friche, Mónica Mazariegos, Bricia Gonzalez Trejo, Catalina Correa-Salazar, Vanessa DiCecco   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources