Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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August 2026

• Young trans woman attacked and insulted during Vilagarcía festival

  A young trans woman was thrown to the ground, kicked in the head, and called a derogatory term for trans people by another girl and her companions during celebrations in Vilagarcía de Arousa.

  Aug 17 · Vilagarcía de Arousa, SpainQueer Discrimination1 source

• Woman shot three times outside hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  Two men dressed as delivery workers shot a female lawyer three times at close range outside the Swiss Hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

  Aug 17 · Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia1 source

• Woman injured in head during street confrontation in Portomaggiore

  A woman walking her dog in via Somalia was injured on the head, requiring four stitches, during a confrontation with a member of a Moroccan family; a child was also hurt and both sides filed complaints.

  Aug 16 · Portomaggiore, Italy1 source

• Man detained after assaulting female partner in Dabovo

  A 53-year-old man struck a 55-year-old woman with whom he lives as a couple, in the village of Dabovo, Muglizh municipality.

  Aug 16 · Dabovo, Bulgaria1 source

• Woman fatally shot in Vero Beach; domestic violence link probed

  A 52-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound in a roadway in Vero Beach and later died at a hospital.

  Aug 16 · Vero Beach, United States1 source

• 19-year-old woman reports rape in Corso Como, Milan

  A 19-year-old woman was rescued at dawn in Corso Como, Milan, and reported being sexually assaulted by a man she had met earlier at a nightclub.

  Aug 16 · Milan, Italy1 source

• Man assaults mother and abducts 7-month-old, prompting AMBER Alert

  A man violated a domestic violence no-contact order, allegedly robbing and assaulting a woman and her 7-month-old son before leaving with the child in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver, Washington.

  Aug 16 · Vancouver, United States1 source

• Woman attacked with boiling water by her partner in Planeta Rica

  A 42-year-old woman was attacked with boiling water by her partner in the urban area of Planeta Rica, Colombia.

  Aug 16 · Planeta Rica, Colombia1 source

• Woman killed in Montreal's Saint-Michel neighbourhood; spouse suspected

  A 44-year-old woman was killed in the Saint-Michel neighbourhood of Montreal, described as the 12th femicide of the year in Quebec.

  Aug 15 · Montreal, Canada2 sources

• Woman stabbed to death by partner in Villa Devoto home

  A woman was killed by her partner in the room they shared in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, in front of their 8-year-old daughter.

  Aug 14 · Villa Devoto, Argentina1 source

• Woman sexually assaulted in Alice Springs home invasion

  A man allegedly entered a residence in Gillen, Alice Springs, and sexually assaulted an adult woman known to him before fleeing.

  Aug 14 · Alice Springs, Australia1 source

• Woman content creator shot dead in her car in Taxila

  A 28-year-old woman content creator was shot and killed when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on the car she was travelling in near a market in Taxila, Pakistan.

  Aug 14 · Taxila, Pakistan2 sources

• Activist who spoke out on incest receives death threats

  A woman activist in Mayotte who publicly denounced incest and sexual violence received a threatening message and filed a complaint.

  Aug 13 · Mayotte1 source

• Woman killed by family in Islamabad after rejecting forced marriage

  A woman was killed by family members in the Nilore area of Islamabad shortly after her father brought her home from Lahore, following her refusal of a forced marriage and her obtaining a khula through court.

  Aug 13 · Islamabad, Pakistan1 source

• Woman killed in domestic violence assault at Slacks Creek

  A 27-year-old woman was found unresponsive at a property on Rowanda Street in Slacks Creek and declared dead after emergency services performed CPR.

  Aug 12 · Slacks Creek, Australia1 source

• Man kills wife and child at family daycare, then himself

  A man allegedly killed his wife and child at a family-owned daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, before taking his own life.

  Aug 12 · Hopkins, United States3 sources

• Woman killed in murder-suicide in Memphis neighborhood

  A man shot a woman in Memphis' Washington Heights neighborhood; she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died of her injuries.

  Aug 12 · Memphis, United States1 source

• Woman killed with a bladed weapon in Cúcuta settlement

  A woman was killed with a bladed weapon in the Brisas del Sol settlement in Cúcuta; the main suspect is reportedly her former partner, whom she had previously reported to prosecutors for alleged harassment.

  Aug 11 · Cúcuta, Colombia1 source

• Mayor accused of assaulting former partner in Granito

  Raila Miranda, the former first lady of Granito, reported being physically assaulted by the city's mayor, George de Sidney, inside their home.

  Aug 11 · Granito, Brazil1 source

• Man attacks girlfriend and her daughter in Las Vegas home

  A man chased his girlfriend with a blowtorch, shot her and her teenage daughter, and set fires inside a Las Vegas home before dying at the scene.

  Aug 10 · Las Vegas, United States2 sources

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• Queer Discrimination 89
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