Powerful Twitter feed posts names of women allegedly killed by men in 2015
On average two women are killed by their partners in Britain every week
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Your support makes all the difference.A powerful Twitter feed is posting the name of every woman allegedly killed by a male partner, family member or friend to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Counting Dead Women began posting at 9am this morning, and continued to do so every five minutes over the course of the day.
On average two women are killed by their partners every week in the UK and one in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, according to abuse charity Refuge.
Globally, the United Nations estimates one in three women have experienced sexual or physical violence, mostly by an intimate partner.
The UN also notes almost half of all female homicides killed by a close male partner or family member. In contrast, less than six per cent of male homicides fit the same pattern.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is the brainchild of UN Women, created in 2010. It aims to address problems faced by women in today’s world, from FGM (female genital mutilation), to sexual violence in war, to child brides.
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