from We Count Femicide Because…
On November 25th, 2024, OAITH released their 2023-2024 Annual Femicide List. Over the last 52 weeks, there have been 62 women and children killed. There have been 92 charges reported by media, laid against 53 men accused in relation to these femicides, while another 15 cases were deemed a femicide-suicide
View the full 2023-2024 OAITH report here: 62 Lives Taken: By Men’s Violence
Femicide is commonly defined as the intentional murder of women because they are women. OAITH’s femicide definition includes a gender-based killing of a woman, child, trans woman, 2-Spirited Person, or gender non-conforming individual where a man has been charged in relation to the death.
OAITH has been tracking femicides in Ontario for over thirty years, and we are aware of more than
1,080 victims of femicide whose lives have been taken and in most cases, by men who knew them.
These numbers are a shocking reminder of the ongoing oppression, hatred, inequity, human rights
violations and ongoing system failure that has led to these femicides.
Let there be justice for their families and that we all lean in to build a society that brings an end to all
forms of gender-based violence and hatred because femicide is preventable.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/WeCountFemicideBecause
Media tips: https://bit.ly/FemicideReportingRecommendations
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