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Another example of a femicide attack in Canada is the 2018 Toronto van attack, a vehicle-ramming attack which saw eleven casualties, and fifteen injured. [159] The perpetrator is a self-described " incel ", whose goal was to exact revenge on women, after self-perceived social rejection .
Phulmoni Dasi rape case (1889); Mathura rape case (1972); Violence against women during the partition of India (1989); Rape during the Kashmir conflict (1989); Ruchika Girhotra case (1990)
Femicide, gynecide, gynaecide, or gynocide – the systematic killing of women. Feticide – the killing of an embryo or fetus. Fragging – the act of killing a fellow soldier. Gendercide – the systematic killing of members of a specific sex or gender. Geronticide – the abandonment of the elderly to die, die by suicide or be killed.
Femicide is the gender-related killing of women and girls, usually by a current or former romantic partner. The terms “femicide” and “homicide” both describe the intentional killing of ...
Femicide is defined as the systematic killing of women for various reasons, usually cultural. The word is attested from the 1820s. [3] The most widespread form of femicide is in the form of gender-selective infanticide in cultures with strong preferences for males such as China and India.
American John Poulos was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 42 years in prison by a Colombian court, after he was found guilty of aggravated femicide in the killing o f a young Colombian DJ named ...
A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States
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