Latest editorial
AS ITS government faces growing criticism over plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, Turkey has been accused of becoming “a slaughterhouse for women,” with at least 36 femicides reported last month.
The We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP) documented at least 36 murders of women in July, a rise from 26 reported in June, with 11 more found dead “in suspicious circumstances.”
According to the group’s report, which draws on police statistics and press reports, 92 per cent of the victims were killed by husbands, friends and former partners.
CLAUDIA WEBBE looks at how Britain’s Nato ally has upped the stakes in its effort to silence domestic dissenting voices
Women’s fight against violence and legal erosion is central to building a democratic and just Iraq, says Dr SALMA SAADAWI
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
