the figures of gender violence

This figure also means almost 60% of the 83,000 murdered that year, according to the study, released on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is celebrated this Tuesday.

By regions, Africa had the largest number of victims of intimate or family feminicide, with 22,600 murdered in 2024.

They follow him Asia, con 17,400 murdered at the hands of their partners or family members; America, with 7,700; Europe, with 2,100, and Oceania, with 300.

In Europe, 64% of these crimes were committed by the victims’ partnerswhile in America this percentage was 69%, according to the report, prepared together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

The study identifies factors that motivate these crimes, such as stereotypes that consider women women “subordinate” to men, the discrimination and inequality.

Furthermore, there are risk factors in the case of femicides committed by the victim’s partner, such as history of violence by the aggressor or an “actual or imminent” separation.

On the other hand, the patterns that lead to homicides by other family members are less known, which may require “a broader set of prevention strategies.”

Technology aggravates violence

The report reveals that the greater access to information and communication technology (ICT) and digital tools has aggravated existing violence against women and girls and has given rise to new forms of violence, such as ‘deepfake’ videos.

Thus, technology can intensify patterns of domestic violence and be used to commit acts “that precede feminicide,” such as coercive control, surveillance or harassment.

The organization warns that women with greater public visibility, such as journalists, politicians or activistsare at higher risk of suffering this type of violence.

For example, one in four female journalists in the world has said that they have received threats of physical violence and death via the Internet.

Education and legal measures

In this context, UN Women insists on the need to prevent these femicides through education and the development of skills to build healthy relationships.

It also proposes promoting measures such as criminalization of feminicide in national laws and the establishment of aggravating circumstances in homicides that are motivated by gender violence.

Likewise, it is necessary to promote criminal justice responses, such as the creation of specialized units in police forces, prosecutors and courts.

Furthermore, it recommends that countries develop public and awareness campaignssuch as ‘Ni Una Menos’ or the popular ‘Me Too’, as well as the collection of data on these crimes by government agencies and feminicide observatories.

In this sense, he gives as an example the VioGén system of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, launched in 2007 and which integrates tools to evaluate risks, monitor and protect victims.