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Euroviews. The 21st century is no place for handmaids. Let's end discriminatory laws against women ǀ View

As the world enters a new decade, the attitudes that normalise and legitimise sexual violence and oppression of women and girls, and assign to them rigid, stereotypical roles, remain far from fictional in January 2020.

USA

Uber received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault last year in the US

Out of the 3,000 cases of sexual assault reported, more than 1,500 involved non-consensual touching of a sexual body part and 235 non-consensual penetration. Nearly all were filed by women.

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Mexico activists protest violence against women

Thousands of women got involved in the demonstration

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Euronews moderates Reddit Q&A on how to end violence against women

Euronews spoke with Iris Luarasi, an expert on violence against women and she answered user questions submitted on Reddit.

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Mexican women use art to protest violence

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is being marked today.

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Wanted: Eight men on the run for violent crimes against women

Described by the UN as “the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world”, the organisation says one-in-three women experience violent or sexual abuse.

France

Protesters in France condemn violence against women

The International Day for Violence against Women is on November 25.

Finland

Finland's gender-neutral policies 'conceal female victims of violence'

Experts claim attempts in Finland to be more gender-neutral is having the unintended consequence of concealing female victims of domestic violence

Hungary

A quest for justice: Hungary's victims of domestic violence

Every fifth Hungarian woman lives in a physically abusive relationship, according to a local NGO

Spain

Domestic abuse survivor on why walking away is not easy

'One day I will change - but how long will that take?'

France

Women in France work to raise awareness about domestic violence

Reporting doesn't always work in preventing the worse from happening: at least one-third of the women killed in 2018 had previously filed a complaint with the police, according to a report by Le Monde newspaper.

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'Every society' has violence against women, expert says

Ahead of the International Day of Violence against Women on November 25, Euronews takes a look at the statistics on the issue.

France

Insufficiencies in French justice system on violence against women

As France has a national conversation on violence against women, a new report looks at the country's efforts to better their legal system.

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Watch: How is Europe faring on violence against women?

58% per cent of the 87,000 women murdered in 2017 were killed by intimate partners or family members.

South Africa

'We stand together': Meghan visits memorial for murdered student

Meghan Markle visited a memorial to Uyinene Mrwetyana, a young South African whose rape and murder inspired thousands to protest.

Spain

Feminist protest in Madrid draws attention to domestic violence

Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid on Friday to march against domestic violence and a series of high-profile rape cases.

France

Watch: Protestors mark 100 domestic violence deaths in France in 2019

Protestors gathered to commemorate the 100 victims, with the 101st being announced two days later.

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People write the names of women killed during a rally in Paris

People write the names of women on placards during a demonstration called by the "Nous Toutes" feminist organisation to denounce the 100th feminicide of the year, on September 1, 2019 in Paris.

Russia

Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View

Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised.

Sudan

Woman highlight the alleged cost of being part of Sudan's uprising

"The regime always uses women as a tool to take revenge and to force its enemies to surrender."