This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government has announced ...

Argentinian President Javier Milei last week told the World Economic Forum in Davos that 'radical feminism is a distortion of ...

Argentina’s president reverses a law that established femicide as a crime. Also, a new report shows that the majority of ...

Femicide is “a crime of murder perpetrated by a man against a woman in the context of gender violence”. That’s the current legal definition in Argentina, where it’s been part of the country’s penal ...

President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove ...

The appointment of a taskforce by President William Ruto to come up with a comprehensive, structured, sustainable and inclusive solution to the runaway femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) is ...

The murder of a 14-year-old Grade Seven pupil in Garissa last Friday is an indication that even minors are not safe, as Kenya now risks having femicide as part of its character. The suspected murder ...

In 77% of cases, killings were committed by a person known by the victim.

Kenya has witnessed a staggering rise in femicide cases, with 2024 being recorded as the worst year yet in the country's history. According to a recent report titled Silencing Women, 170 femicide ...