Domestic Violence Is The Most Common Killer Of Women Around The World

[DancelikeEmmaGoldman]

“The most dangerous place for women is in their own homes, a new report from the United Nations concludes.

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the “Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls” on Sunday to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The report analyzed the violence perpetrated against women worldwide in 2017, looking at intimate partner violence and family-related killings such as dowry- and honor-related murders.

Last year, 87,000 women were murdered around the world, and more than half (50,000 or 58 percent) were killed by partners or family members. Over a third (30,000) of those intentionally killed last year were murdered by a current or former intimate partner. This means that, globally, six women are killed every hour by someone they know.“

I’ll put the link below.

News article: m.huffingtonpost.com.au/amp/2018/11/26/domestic-violence-is-the-most-common-killer-of-women-around-the-world_a_23601590/?ec_carp=5302835838160806305

UN report: www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/GSH2018/GSH18_Gender-related_killing_of_women_and_girls.pdf

Good god, that's stark isn't it? Male violence really is an epidemic.

This is shocking

Domestic violence is described (properly, to me) as one of the biggest public health issues for women and children throughout the world, including the UK.

www.domesticviolencelondon.nhs.uk/3-domestic-violence-as-a-public-health-issue/