Canada stands on the verge of a historic legal transformation. With the Protecting Victims and Vulnerable Persons Act, lawmakers aim to lead peer democracies. Specifically, Canada will codify femicide within the Criminal Code Consequently, the country may become the first among its peers to act. On December 9, 2025, Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled Bill C-16. He introduced sweeping legislation…
Legislation and Policy
How countries define, recognize, and prosecute the killing of women and girls varies enormously — and those variations have direct consequences for justice, prevention, and survivor safety. This section tracks femicide legislation and policy developments globally, drawing on the research behind the Global Femicide Legislation Index — the first comprehensive index of its kind on the web. Content here is written for advocates, legal professionals, policymakers, journalists, and survivors seeking to understand the legal landscape in their jurisdiction.
A list of the countries that have criminalized femicide and the corresponding legislation.
Violence Free Minnesota remembers the 39 known victims of intimate partner homicide in Minnesota at their annual We Remember ceremony.
A recent report exposes an alarming pattern of systemic failures in femicide prevention by law enforcement in the UK. The study was commissioned by Killed Women, a support network for families of women killed by men. The You Were Told study shows numerous missed opportunities and inadequate responses by law enforcement. In response, family members united, staging a vigil outside…