Femicide: a gender-based hate crime, broadly defined as “the intentional killing of females because they are females.” Céline, Sarah, Clothilde, Eliane, Hélène, Denise, Ophélie, Martine are the names of some of the other women murdered by their current or former partners this year. The homicide toll among women over 60 in Britain is horrifying. This figure is reportedly higher in the poorest households, where at least one in three women has reported physical violence. _____ 1 Abrahams, N., Mathews, S., Martin, L. J., Lombaard, C. and Jewkes, R. (2013), ‘Intimate Partner Femicide in South Africa in 1999 and 2009’ 2 Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex El Salvador’s femicide crisis is fueled by an ingrained culture of virulent machismo, high levels of gang and narco-violence, and a corrupt, unaccountable police force, untrained in the appropriate handling of gender violence cases. The objective of this study is to assess the effects that a specific type of severe violence—violence with femicide risk (VFR)—has on women’s physical and mental health, as well as the physical health of their children. The Causes of Femicide . Upper tree branches: Non-Intimate Femicide There’s no law condemning femicide in France. 29 May 2018 - 06:00 By Kgaugelo Masweneng. I focus on Peru, a country in which 7 out of 10 women have been victims of some form of intimate partner violence. Femicide in South Africa: Why men kill women. For our End Femicide campaign, we ask why society fails these victims 1 /1 Femicide is a leading a cause of premature death for women - why. It is one of the top five causes of premature death in the United States for young women from 20 to 49 years old. Despite the Femicide is a leading a cause of premature death for women - why. Sandile Mantsoe at the South Gauteng High Court on May 3 2018. Many cases are dismissed as accidents and not investigated. In South Africa intimate femicide is the leading cause of female homicide, and occurs at more than double the global rate (Abrahams et al. 2009). 2013). The perception that lesbians ‘steal’ intimate partners from men has been one of the reported causes of sexual orientation femicide. Femicide causes immeasurable loss and suffering for those who laughed with, loved, cared for and relied on their relationship with this woman. Femicide occurs because the continuum of violence against women continues to be accepted, tolerated and justified. on femicide, rape and domestic violence demonstrate unprecedented prevalence rates. This high level of intimate femicide is linked to both the high prevalence of intimate partner violence in South Africa, and very high rates of all forms of homicide ( Abrahams et al. In some situations, families and friends do not know the fate of their loved one who is missing or do not have their loved one’s body to honour through their preferred death and burial customs. According to South Africa’s 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, one in five women older than 18 has experienced physical violence. Femicide is the murder of women. Like all violence against women, the many causes of femicide are rooted in gender inequality, gender expectations, and systemic gender-based discrimination.