by admin | Dec 22, 2015 | Africa, News & Updates, Online Meetings, UN Meetings |
In April 2016, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a special session (UNGASS) to review the world drug problem and develop a roadmap for action. Civil society is a crucial partner in this process.
by Claire Laurent | Oct 9, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
by Shanaaz Matthews et al. Levels of alcohol use are high in South Arica and not much is known about women’s use of alcohol when murdered. The aim of this article is to describe the patterns of blood concentration (BAC) at the time of death for female homicide victims...
by Claire Laurent | Sep 30, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
Naeemah Abrahams et al. Forensic medicine has been largely by-passed by the tide of health systems research and evidence based medicine. Murder victims form a central part of forensic medical examiners’ case load, and women murdered by intimate partners are an...
by Claire Laurent | Sep 24, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
by Shanaaz Mathews et al. Injury patterns and interpretation of injuries in homicidal deaths are important components of medicolegal autopsies. The objective of this article is to describe the incidence of female homicides and their related injury patterns with...
by Claire Laurent | Sep 14, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
by Shanaaz Mathews et al. The objective of this paper is to examine the incidence and patterns of intimate femicide–suicide in South Africa and to describe the factors associated with an increase in the risk of suicide after intimate femicide (i.e. the killing of an...
by Claire Laurent | Sep 9, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
by Naeemah Abrahams et al. The purpose of this article is to describe mortality of women from intimate partner violence (IPV) in South Africa using a retrospective national study in a proportionate random sample of 25 mortuaries. Homicides identified from mortuary,...
by admin | Aug 18, 2014 | Africa, Femicide |
A paper for the UNODC on the approach by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales Introduction – The CPS Violence against Women and Girls Strategy The CPS is committed to tackling Violence against Women and Girls by bringing offenders to justice....