Monday, November 18, 2019

Many Women in Europe Protest against Violence; 87,000 Women Killed in 2017 by Their Partners

An estimated 35% of women have experienced some form of violence in their lifetimes, the Euro News website reports today (November 18, 2019).

But throughout Europe, women are taking a stance against violence, protesting murder rates for women killed by a partner.

According to the United Nations, 58% of the 87,000 women murdered in 2017 were killed by intimate partners or family members.

More than a third of women intentionally killed were killed by a former or current intimate partner.

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