Women aged 18 to 35 at 59% form the largest demographic of victims of femicide in Kenya. In 77% of cases, killings were committed by a person known by the victim.

She decried the absence of specific legislation addressing femicide in Nigeria, which she said leads to underreporting and misclassification of cases. Aronu-Okafor revealed that nine femicide ...

At least 10 activists, including Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton, were arrested last year during an anti-femicide march ... of a one-stop-shop that brings together ...

DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING the death of a woman in southeast London have named the victim as 43-year-old Marianne Kilonzi. Officers attended a residential address in Argyll Road, in Woolwich, around ...

The murder of a 14-year-old Grade Seven pupil in Garissa last Friday is an indication that even minors are not safe, as Kenya now risks having femicide as part of its character. The suspected murder ...

Just 22 days into 2025, at least two femicide cases have already been reported. This is despite the heightened awareness generated during the 16 Days of Activism against Sexual and Gender-Based ...

The family reshared the video online and wrote in the caption, “Stop this now. Have a heart. Leave us alone, for God's sake.” Her request has now gone viral online. The video showed new toys ...

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This is far from an isolated case - Kenya has one of the highest rates of femicide, or killings with a gender-related motivation, in Africa. After police officers interrogated Mr Wambua ...

For reasons I can’t explain, this entire newsletter feels like it was written in ALL CAPS. So maybe you’ll imagine me shouting it at you, like a crazy person. Because basically, that’s how I feel ...

When a small group of people is targeted, the attacks never stop there. Contact us at [email protected] ...