This publication provides an overview of a conference on femicide convened jointly by PATH, the Inter-American Alliance for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence, the Medical Research Council of South Africa, and the World Health Organization in Washington, DC, April 14–16, 2008. The conference brought together activists, researchers, and forensic professionals from 13 countries, with the aim of identifying common ground for strengthening research and galvanizing global action to prevent femicide and end the impunity so often granted to perpetrators.
Corporate author(s): PATH, InterCambios, MRC, WHO
Published: May 2009
Region: Global
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Strengthening Understanding of Femicide: Using Research to Galvanize Action and Accountability
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