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1 story for 2026-02-28 · Women's rights & gender-based violence · Algeria

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♀️ Women's rights & gender-based violence · France 24 Arabic

UN reports femicide crisis worsening globally, Algeria spotlighted

A program examining femicide—the killing of women and girls by intimate partners or family members—highlights the escalating scale of the problem worldwide. According to the UN, a woman or girl is killed every ten minutes by someone close to her. The episode focuses on Algeria, where victim numbers are rising sharply, and includes discussion with Sofia Boulsonnam, a coordinator at Amnesty International.