Femicide: the torture and misogynistic slaying of women
In August 2006, I learned for the first time what a professional towing strap means. Twenty-year-old Jana Kavacova, who had been missing for days, was...
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20 women murdered in Cyprus over the last four years (Updated)
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides reported gaps and weakness in the state’s adoption of the Istanbul convention to combat gender based violence on Friday, as data...
Ηοuse President receives Slovenian Ombudsman
Cyprus House President Annita Demetriou on Monday received Slovenian Ombudsman Peter Svetina, who is paying the island an official visit at the invitation of Cyprus...
Understanding the complex phenomenon of femicide
By Louisa Borg Haviara When a complex phenomenon is given a name, it becomes more noticeable in our everyday observations and understanding. As a result...
Femicide made a distinct crime under new law
Parliament on Thursday passed a law making femicide a distinct crime punishable by an up-to lifetime jail sentence. The bill passed with 38 votes for,...
MPs discuss law on femicide
MPs on Wednesday discussed a new law proposal that will introduce femicide as a discrete offence without requiring further proof of aggravating factors. The new...
Greek man gets life sentence for killing British wife
A Greek man, who confessed to killing his young British wife in front of their 11-month-old child last year, was sentenced to life in prison...
Femicide as a distinct crime will send ‘groundbreaking’ message
The establishment of femicide as a distinct crime which will introduce aggravating factors in trials for gender-related killings of women will send a “groundbreaking message”...
Legal service has some concerns in establishing femicide as a distinct offence
The legal service has reiterated concerns regarding the establishment of femicide as a distinct offence, saying the current proposed bill will make it “more difficult”...
Proposal to make femicide a distinct criminal offence
House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday presented a proposal to make femicide a distinct criminal offence punished by life imprisonment. Demetriou said the proposal basically...
