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States must eradicate femicide globally: UN expert

October 23, 2023 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Femicide has become a global epidemic as States fail in their duty to protect victims of gender violence, a UN expert said.

“Femicide is a global tragedy of pandemic proportions,” said Morris Tidball-Binz, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

“Every year, tens of thousands of girls and women, including trans women, are killed worldwide because of their gender and many more are at a risk of death from gender violence because States fail in their duty to effectively protect victims’ lives and ensure their safety,” he said.

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