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Femicide

Protesters chant slogans against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention

Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women

LGBTQ

On July 1, Turkey formally withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, designed to protect women against violence, claiming a section on sexual orientation and gender identity counters Turkey’s “family values.”

Women hold protest signs and also wear face masks and plastic shields as they protest.

In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met with an uproar

Women & Gender
Women hold a coffin prop during a demonstration to protest femicide and violence against women in Paris.

The ‘forgotten victims’ of femicide in France: Women over 65

Women & Gender
protest

The dangers of reporting on femicide in Argentina

Conflict
maria da penha

Brazil passes a new law specifically outlawing female homicide — femicide

Justice