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Identified Cases Of Femicide In Malta
01.12.2023
ABSTRACT: In femicide, the victim is killed specifically because she is a woman! (including trans persons). Most of these murders are the result of violence committed by an intimate partner over power and control issues. Downloads: Femicide Cases in Malta 03.12.2021
Malta Observatory on Femicide being launched
01.12.2023
ABSTRACT The Malta Observatory on Femicide is being launched by the Women’s Rights Foundation and the Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence, with the aim of bringing together academics and stakeholders working in the field. The observatory will form part of the European Observatory on Femicide, that was launched
Policy Brief On Femicide Prevention: Malta
01.12.2023
Abstract Femicide – the gender-motivated intentional killing of women – is not only the most extreme manifestation of gender-based violence against women but also the most violent manifestation of discrimination against them and their inequality. Despite the magnitude of the problem, and calls by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence
Fem-United Action Plan: Malta
01.12.2023
ABSTRACT As part of the EU-funded project ‘FEM-UNITED – United to prevent IPV/DV Femicide in Europe’, the Department of Gender & Sexualities within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta, together with the Women’s Rights Foundation (WRF) organised three online meetings with stakeholders held on the 21st
Femicide observatory concerned by acquittal in Sion Grech’s trial
01.12.2023
ABSTRACT The Malta Observatory on Femicide said on Wednesday it is concerned by the latest acquittal in Sion Grech’s trial. On January 20, a nine-person jury cleared Ismael Habesh and Faical Mohouachi of murdering Grech and dumping her body in a Marsa field. In a statement… Read More Here
Femicide, its causes and recent trends: What do we know?
01.12.2023
ABSTRACT Femicide is a violation of the basic human rightsto life, liberty and personal security, as well as an obstacle to social and economic development. The term indicates the act of intentionally killing a female person, either woman or girl, because of her gender, and it is the end-result of
Launch of the Comparative Report on Femicide in 5 different countries
01.12.2023
The FEM-UnitED project has launched a comparative report of research and data relating to femicide across various countries. The aim of this report and the project overall is to encourage the development of strategies in order to prevent femicide by exploring factors related to violence against women. Femicide is the
Country Report on Femicide Research and Data: MALTA
01.12.2023
Malta’s societal character is heavily framed by patriarchy, seen clearly in the social attitudes, gender roles and the male dominated discourse in everyday life. The mentality is driven by gender stereotypes, especially the roles men and women should play in the family and in society. Men are the public body,
