Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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Incidents 491–510 of 831, newest first. See the newest

May 2026

• 11-year-old girl raped and killed in Fleurance, France

  An 11-year-old girl was raped and killed in the south-west French town of Fleurance; her body was found after she disappeared.

  May 29 · Fleurance, France1 source

• Woman community leader shot dead outside her home in Fundación

  Enilda Esther Rudas Bacca, a 44-year-old teacher and community leader, was shot and killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle in front of her home in Fundación, Magdalena.

  May 29 · Fundación, Colombia1 source

• Man arrested after punching his partner on a street in Santos

  A 28-year-old man was arrested after assaulting his 27-year-old partner with punches to the nose, face and head on a street in Santos, São Paulo.

  May 29 · Santos, Brazil1 source

• Woman detained after stabbing partner during domestic dispute in Salamanca

  During a dispute in a tourist flat in central Salamanca, a man grabbed a woman by the neck and she stabbed him in the leg with scissors.

  May 29 · Salamanca, Spain1 source

• Woman killed by ex-husband outside IPAS centre in Clifden

  A woman was killed by her ex-husband outside an IPAS centre in Clifden, Co Galway, despite a barring order against him.

  May 27 · Clifden, Ireland1 source

• Cooking teacher accused of sexual assault at Saint-Nazaire hotel school

  A cooking teacher at the Sainte-Anne hotel school in Saint-Nazaire is accused of sexual assault and inappropriate sexual gestures toward two minor female students, prompting a complaint.

  May 27 · Saint-Nazaire, France1 source

• Rape survivor made to wait five hours for emergency HIV prevention at Soweto clinic

  A 20-year-old woman who had been raped went to Zola Clinic in Soweto for emergency HIV-prevention medication and was left waiting five hours before being seen, then given the medication without counselling or referral to support services.

  May 27 · Soweto, South Africa1 source

• 18-year-old domestic worker dies in Lahore after alleged repeated rape and forced abortion

  An 18-year-old domestic worker in Lahore who alleged she was repeatedly raped by her employer's son and the family driver became pregnant and was forced to take abortion pills; she died from complications of an illegal abortion.

  May 26 · Lahore, Pakistan2 sources

• Six-month-old baby girl dies after suspected abuse in El Espinal, Colombia

  A six-month-old baby girl died in El Espinal, Tolima, after being hospitalized in Ibagué with severe injuries from suspected torture and sexual abuse.

  May 26 · El Espinal, Colombia3 sources

• Woman set on fire by ex-partner in Neiva

  A 25-year-old woman was doused with gasoline and set on fire, allegedly by her former partner, in the Obrero neighborhood of Neiva, Colombia.

  May 26 · Neiva, Colombia1 source

• Teacher arrested over sexual violence against minor pupils

  A primary-school teacher in the Brindisi area was placed under house arrest on charges of aggravated sexual violence against several minor female pupils.

  May 25 · Apulia, Italy1 source

• Woman arrested after stabbing her female partner in Araçatuba

  A 24-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing her 30-year-old partner in the forehead and left arm during a domestic dispute at their home in the rural area of Araçatuba.

  May 25 · Araçatuba, Brazil1 source

• Woman shot and killed by husband in Elkhart County domestic incident

  A woman was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at a home on County Road 18 in Elkhart County, Indiana, and later died.

  May 24 · Indiana, United States1 source

• Woman punched in the face by her husband during argument at home

  A 49-year-old woman, a prison police officer, reported being punched in the face by her 45-year-old husband, also a prison police officer, during an argument at their home in Praia das Gaivotas, Vila Velha.

  May 23 · Vila Velha, Brazil1 source

• 14-year-old girl found dead after disappearance in Córdoba

  A 14-year-old girl disappeared in the city of Córdoba after leaving home to meet a man, and her remains were found buried a week later in a rural area outside the city; an autopsy indicated she died by hanging and had been sexually abused.

  May 23 · Córdoba, Argentina1 source

• Man assaults his wife at their home in a Vinica village

  A 37-year-old man physically attacked his 22-year-old wife in the family home in a village near Vinica, causing injuries that were treated at the Vinica health centre.

  May 22 · Vinica, North Macedonia1 source

• University student gang-raped in Milan after leaving nightclub

  A 20-year-old Spanish exchange student was lured from a nightclub in Milan's Ortica district and gang-raped by four men in a secluded area on the city's outskirts.

  May 22 · Milan, Italy1 source

• Married woman found hanging in Khammam; family alleges domestic violence

  A married woman was found hanging at her residence in Gol Thanda village, Thirumalayapalem mandal, Khammam district.

  May 22 · Gol Thanda, India1 source

• Man holds knife to woman's neck in domestic violence incident at Glendale pawn shop

  A man wrapped his arm around a woman's neck and pulled out a knife during a domestic violence incident at a pawn shop in Glendale, Arizona.

  May 20 · Glendale, United States1 source

• Woman raped and stabbed after ODM rally in Dandora

  A female supporter of Nairobi Woman Representative was attacked, robbed, raped and stabbed in Dandora after attending an ODM rally.

  May 20 · Dandora, Kenya1 source

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