“Home remains the most dangerous place for women and girls in terms of risk of homicide,” said the document published Tuesday by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
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There isn’t any “real progress”regrets the UN. Around 50,000 women and girls will be killed by their loved ones by 2024 worldwide, according to UN figures released on Tuesday 25 November. on the occasion of the International Day to End Violence Against Women. This represents 137 victims per day, one every ten minutes.
This estimate, based on statistical analysis of 117 countries, is lower than in 2023 (51,100). However, “this change does not show a real decline”emphasizes reports from UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, which state these differences depend on whether or not data is available in different countries.
As many as 83,000 women and girls are murdered intentionally worldwide, 60% of which are committed by close partners or family members. “The home continues to be the most dangerous place for women and girls in terms of risk of homicide.” Even if no region goes unnoticed, the highest number of victims of femicide perpetrated by a relative was once again recorded in Africa (around 22,000).
“The murder of women does not just happen. It is often part of a cycle of violence that begins with coercive control, threats and harassment, including online”commented Sarah Hendriks, director of UN Women’s policy division. The report highlights that certain technological developments have exacerbated or even created new types of violence against women, such as the disclosure of personal images and data and the publication of deepfake-type videos generated by artificial intelligence.
But “Cyber violence does not only occur in cyberspace”emphasized Sarah Hendriks. He can do it “degenerating offline and, in the worst cases, contributing to fatal harm, up to the murder of women (…) To prevent these murders, it is important to adopt laws that recognize the various forms of violence experienced by women and girls, both online and offline”.
