Millions of Mexican women strike to protest femicide

Protesters in Mexico City have demanded justice after two teenage girls were allegedly raped by police officers in separate events in the capital. In one case, four policemen still haven't been arrested.

The fight against femicide: French government opens campaign against spouse abuse

Fighting for their lives: Momentum grows behind protests condemning femicide in South Africa

Femicide in France: Government plans to stop domestic abuse against women

Mexican women stayed away from offices, schools and government agencies on Monday to join a second day of marches to protest against violence and macho culture, as an eerie quiet fell on normally bustling streets and factories.

Parisian "colleuses" pay tribute to women killed since the creation of their organisation "Collages Feminicides Paris", a year ago, by creating a memorial in Paris. Since the beginning of the collages, 122 women have been killed.

Germany has one of the highest rates of femicide in Europe. According to statistics from the Federal Criminal Police Office in December 2021, the pandemic has only made the situation worse. Despite the tireless work of support groups for victims of domestic violence, the number of femicides continues to rise. Activists condemn a failure by police to take women's cases seriously enough, as well as legal shortcomings in German law. Our Berlin correspondents report.

Two court rulings in Turkey regarding a femicide case, as well as the legality of the country's exit from a key accord against gender-based violence, are being closely watched by women's rights groups.