At least 29 women and 2 children were killed in March

In March, male violence continued to target the lives of women and children. According to JINNEWS’ March violence tally, within a single month at least 29 women and 2 children were killed, while 20 women and 2 children died under suspicious circumstances.

The data once again showed that violence against women occurs not only in public spaces but most frequently in areas defined as “family,” “marriage,” and “close relationships.”

Of the women who were killed, 10 were murdered by the man they were married to, 7 by the man they were in the process of divorcing, 2 by the man they were in a relationship with, 1 by the man they had separated from, and 1 by the man they had divorced.

In addition, one woman was killed by her brother, one by her son, one by her maternal uncle, one by her brother-in-law, one by her son-in-law, one by her student, one by a man she did not know, and one by a man whose relationship to her is unknown.