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The European Court of Human Rights recognises Femi(ni)cide as a Human Rights Violation: N.D. v. Switzerland 

July 16, 2025

by dr Angela Hefti Introduction In Switzerland, every two weeks a woman is killed, and women experience disproportionately high levels of domestic violence. Femi(ni)cide is not only a Latin American problem, although the term gained prominence in relation to the disappearance, rape and murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Femicide is a systemic issue […]