Human Rights court says violence against women is happening on a ‘staggering scale’ in Russia
Quebec has experienced a spate of femicides since the beginning of 2021
Minister Marci Ien says part of the eqution is figuring out the root causes of the problem
‘It’s a virtually unknown area, and the few stats or reports … we can only really scratch the surface of this’
The law originated in the U.K. and is named after Clare Wood, a woman who was murdered in 2009 by a partner
Call volumes spiked almost immediately when swaths of Canada first locked down
Shelters also noted an increase and escalation in physical violence
Calls tripled in the spring in B.C. before levelling off in the summer
Data shows that one in 10 women is very or extremely concerned about possibility of violence during pandemic
