honor killings

Written by: J. Laura   Disclaimer: this article contains violent descriptions. The World Health Organization (WHO) described femicide as the act of intentionally murdering a woman because they are women.  Gender-based violence is a threat to all women and girls around the world, as about 66,000 women and girls are killed every year, of which 17% of all victims were … [Read more...] about Femicide: Inside the Politics of Killing Women and the Story of Pinar Gültekin