Killing of women and girls because of their gender, which can take the form of, inter alia:
the murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence;
the torture and misogynist slaying of women
killing of women and girls in the name of “honour”;
targeted killing of women and girls in the context of armed conflict;
dowry-related killings of women;
killing of women and girls because of their sexual orientation and gender identity;
the killing of aboriginal and indigenous women and girls because of their gender;
female infanticide and gender-based sex selection foeticide;
genital mutilation related deaths;
accusations of witchcraft; and
other femicides connected with gangs, organized crime, drug dealers, human trafficking and the proliferation of small arms.
Statistical definition
The killing of a woman by an intimate partner and the death of a woman as a result of a practice that is harmful to women. Intimate partner is understood as a former or current spouse or partner, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim.
… institutional response to violence against women, namely femicide. EIGE aims to support EU Member States in improving … and rights of the victims in the criminal proceedings for femicide, and the duty of the States to investigate, … law and in practice when providing justice to victims of femicide. The specific objectives of this study are: to …
… in order to prepare country factsheets on measuring femicide in the EU Member States Description of the requested … States, displaying the data and information gathered on femicide in each Member State within the frame of the Project … to measure the gender-related killings of women (femicide) through questionnaires. The country factsheets will …
… Data for the number of women victims of intimate partner femicide (see Figure 1), is available for the majority of … been able to populate the indicator for at least one year. Femicide: Taking a closer look at the data EIGE’s indicator on the number of victims of intimate femicide as a share of women victims of homicide is one of …
… Equality (EIGE) (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE, Vilnius … Equality (EIGE) (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE, Vilnius … Equality (EIGE) (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE, Vilnius …
… on collecting data on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide, as per EIGE’s country-specific recommendations … of the project, EIGE developed a classification system on femicide. The aim of the project was to improve the … EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: EU state of play EIGE's indicators on intimate …
… for which recent data is available are examined, namely femicide, female genital mutilation (FGM) and trafficking in … of the measurement framework for the domain of violence. FemicideFemicide is a phenomenon captured partially through national …
… could be updated, although not for all Member States: femicide, FGM and trafficking in human beings. As a result, … in collecting comprehensive and uniform data on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. Further efforts need …
… for which recent data is available are examined, namely femicide, female genital mutilation (FGM) and trafficking in … of the measurement framework for the domain of violence. FemicideFemicide is a phenomenon captured partially through national …
… women, using uniform definitions and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. It developed … on the most serious forms of violence against women: rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The police and …
… residence with the victim. Find more definitions on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence here . You can also find more information on measuring rape, femicide and intimate partner violence through administrative …
… the use of harmonised definitions and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The proposed … three most serious forms of violence against women: rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The main sectors …
… The Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence has been prepared … on terminology and indicators for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence". The Glossary … European, international and national definitions of rape, femicide and IPV and presents the definitions proposed for …
… regarding reported offences of lethal violence (including femicide) are misleading since they show all reported … on the number of processed offences of lethal violence (femicide), rape, sexual coercion, sexual abuse, sexual …
… A high-quality source on femicide Since 2002, the Finnish homicide monitor (FHM) has … questionnaire. The database is a high-quality source for femicide since it contains information on, for example, … threats, fears). It has provided more in-depth data on femicide since the national statistics on causes of death …