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UK femicide: quarter of murdered women reported earlier violence

Posted on Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic

“If I’m not in on Friday, I might be dead,” were the words of Judith Nibbs, mother of five, who was killed in April 2014 in east London by her husband. These chilling words were also the subheading of the latest Femicide...Read More

Posted in Crime, News, politicsTagged equality, violence, women rights

Violence against women a “shadow pandemic”, UN warns

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic

Around 243 million women aged 15-49 have been subjected to sexual or physical violence by an intimate partner during the Covid-19 pandemic. UN Women shared these figures in a new report published as part of the “16 Days of Activism”...Read More

Posted in Crime, Health, New Slider, politicsTagged equality, violence, women rights