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The Femicide Detectives

BBC 100 Women meets two women in Turkey and Ecuador who are carrying out detective work to identify femicides - the killing of women and girls because of their gender.

Femicide - the killing of women and girls because of their gender - is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, but in many countries no record is kept of the number of cases. BBC 100 Women has met two women in Turkey and Ecuador who are carrying out detective work to identify femicides, and obtain justice for victims.

16 minutes

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Sun 22 May 2022 21:10GMT
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