Turkey – Increase in Femicide Killings & Sexual Assault of Women & Girls

Femicide is the gender-related crime where females, from embryo to fetus, infant to child, adult to old, are murdered or forced to commit suicide by a man merely because “they are females” or because “they are acting against the social codes of their gender identity”. Femicides must not be perceived as murders in which only …

Bangladesh – Girl Student Burned to Death for Reporting Sexual Abuse by Teacher.

The 19-year-old was killed after she accused a teacher of harassing her, sparking protests in the South Asian nation. Bangladeshi women hold banners and photographs of schoolgirl Nusrat Jahan Rafi at a protest in Dhaka [AFP] 19 April 2019 – A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her headteacher after …

Cyprus serial killer case exposes abuse of migrant women

Cyprus has been left devastated after an army officer confessed to the murder of five migrant women and two girls, in what is believed to be the island’s first serial killing.  By Rosie Blunt –  May 2,  2019 Amid the shock, protesters have accused police of failing properly to investigate the victims’ disappearances because of …