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The implications of the Coroner's findings into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker are reverberating around the Northern Territory. 

The Erin Patterson triple murder case has captured the imagination of people the world over with every little detail poured over by international and local media. 

The jury has reached a verdict in Erin Patterson's murder trial, finding her guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. 

As Australians rally against violence towards women, the Prime Minister calls a National Cabinet meeting to discuss what can be done. 

Violence against women is a persistent problem in Serbia. The numbers aren’t clear, but in the last decade more than 330 women have been murdered by men, mostly partners or close family members. Already this year, more than twenty women have been murdered and countless others abu ... Show More

For those who work to combat domestic violence there are concerns that with the Covid 19 pandemic forcing many people to remain at home, incidents have been soaring. It’s been called a "Shadow Pandemic", with some countries reporting a five-fold increase in calls to helplines. So ... Show More

Der Kampf der Suffragetten für das Frauenwahlrecht wurde mit zunehmender Militanz ausgetragen: Tätliche Angriffe oder Attentate standen auf der Tagesordnung - am 19. Februar 1913 zerstörte eine Explosion das Haus des britischen Finanzministers. 

More than a decade after the UN raised the alarm on the scale of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual violence remains a persistent issue. Congolese journalist Ruth Omar investigates the complex issues that continue to feed the problem, and meets local acti ... Show More

This week a major conference organised by the UK government called The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative took place in London. Delegates, policy makers, politicians and survivors from around the world listened to discussions on justice, reparations, accountability ... Show More

au moins 24 femmes tuées par leurs conjoint ou ex conjoint depuis le 1er janvier et une année 2023 partie pour battre tous les records de féminicides… Alors pourquoi ? Pourquoi, malgré les Grenelles des violences conjugales, malgré les lois votées ces dernières années, malgré les ... Show More

Demonstrations have been taking place across Kenya to protest femicide and violence against women. The demonstrations follow the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu and the dismemberment of student Rita Waeni earlier this month. BBC Africa journalist Danai Nesta Kupemba tells us abo ... Show More