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Mexico sees almost 1,000 women murdered in three months

Mexico sees almost 1,000 women murdered in three months as domestic abuse concerns rise amid coronavirus Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent @mayaoppenheim Almost one thousand women were murdered in Mexico in the first three months of the year, new figures show. The news comes as campaigners warn the country is witnessing a rise in domestic abuse in …

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Violence against women and girls: the shadow pandemic-UN Women 

Violence against women and girls: the shadow pandemic Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women  With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger. We see a shadow pandemic growing, of violence against …

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COVID-19: Stopping the rise in domestic violence during lockdown

Proposed by Vera Siaterli PRESS RELEASE 7-4-20 Cases of domestic violence rose by a third in some EU countries following lockdown Member states should provide victims with flexible tools to report abuse ♦ Places in violence protection facilities and shelters must be increased Women will be hit much harder by the post-coronavirus economic crisis ♦ …

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Statement of Feminists and Women’s Rights Organizations from the Global South

Call for a Feminist COVID-19 Policy The following statement has been endorsed by nearly 1160 individuals and women’s networks and organizations globally, from more than 100 countries, to demand States to adopt a feminist policy to address the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that is consistent with human rights standards and principles. This initiative was …

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