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Report: Most femicide cases happen at home

Sexual violence

According to the report, over  70 per cent of cases of femicide took place within the women's homes.

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What you need to know:

  • Report highlighted that 77 per cent of all murders of women were executed by people the victim may have known intimately.
  • Over 70 percent of these slaughters took place within the confines of walls meant to protect the women – their homes.

Amidst a dark cloud of escalating gender-based violence and a nationwide outcry over the killings of both women and children, the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) has launched a troubling report.

The report highlighted that 77 per cent of all murders of women were executed by people the victim may have known intimately, loved or even trusted.