Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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April 2026

• Woman killed by ex-partner in Córdoba despite restraining order

  A 64-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in the Fuensanta neighbourhood of Córdoba, Spain, despite a restraining order against him.

  Apr 13 · Córdoba, Spain6 sources

• Woman dies escaping ex-partner through window in Pamplona

  A 37-year-old Nicaraguan woman died after falling from a third-floor window in Pamplona while trying to escape her ex-partner, who was detained for breaching a restraining order for gender violence.

  Apr 12 · Pamplona, Spain1 source

• University of Indonesia law students' chat with sexual harassment of women exposed

  Screenshots of a group chat among 16 University of Indonesia law students containing vulgar remarks, sexually explicit jokes and objectification of female students and lecturers were shared publicly.

  Apr 12 · Depok, Indonesia1 source

• University student dies after being shot by her boyfriend in Chiapas

  An 18-year-old university student in Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, was shot in the head, allegedly by her boyfriend, and died days later from her injuries.

  Apr 11 · Tuxtla Chico, Mexico1 source

• Christian woman raped by two men in Punjab orchard

  A 25-year-old Christian woman working as a daily-wage laborer was raped at gunpoint by a contractor and an accomplice in a citrus orchard in Nankana Sahib District, Punjab.

  Apr 11 · Punjab, Pakistan1 source

• Police officer kills his 18-year-old partner and her parents in Montevideo

  A 26-year-old police officer shot dead his 18-year-old partner and her parents in the La Chancha neighborhood of Punta de Rieles, Montevideo, then took his own life.

  Apr 10 · Montevideo, Uruguay1 source

• Teacher killed by ex-partner in Jagüey Grande, Cuba

  A 23-year-old teacher was killed by her ex-partner in her home in San Bernardo, Jagüey Grande, Matanzas.

  Apr 10 · Jagüey Grande, Cuba1 source

• Female councillor pushed and threatened during council session recess

  During a recess in a Guaymallén city council session, a councillor allegedly struck the council president in the chest and pushed a female councillor backwards, while another councillor shouted threats at her.

  Apr 9 · Guaymallén, Argentina1 source

• Woman found buried in Costa Rica condominium; partner detained in femicide

  A young Nicaraguan woman was found buried in a shallow grave at a condominium in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, after being missing for a week.

  Apr 9 · Santa Ana, Costa Rica1 source

• Woman allegedly killed by her partner in Basauri

  A 44-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her 45-year-old partner in Basauri, in the Basque Country.

  Apr 8 · Basauri, Spain2 sources

• Man kills Nebraska farmer, kidnaps and assaults estranged wife

  A man shot and killed a farmer at a hog farm in Osceola, Nebraska, then kidnapped his estranged wife and physically assaulted her before taking his own life.

  Apr 6 · Osceola, United States1 source

• Man accused of assaulting girlfriend, killing her puppy in West Chester

  A man argued with and slapped his former live-in girlfriend during an assault at a home on Lackawana Court in West Chester, then threw her small puppy against a wall, severely injuring it; the puppy later died.

  Apr 5 · West Chester, United States1 source

• Young woman burned with hot water in domestic attack

  A 24-year-old woman was attacked with hot water in Las Tinajas, Moreno department, suffering second-degree burns over 18% of her body.

  Apr 5 · Las Tinajas, Argentina1 source

• Woman assaulted by ex-boyfriend in her Frankfort home

  A man forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home in Frankfort, Kentucky, slammed her to the ground, punched her in the head and strangled her before fleeing.

  Apr 5 · Frankfort, United States1 source

• Model says partner assaulted her and her daughter during live stream

  A Spanish model said during an Instagram live stream that her partner assaulted her and her two-year-old daughter and was throwing them out of the home.

  Apr 2 · Chile1 source

• Woman found stabbed to death in taxi; partner sought

  A woman was found dead, wrapped in black bags with multiple stab wounds, inside an abandoned taxi in Soledad, Atlántico.

  Apr 1 · Soledad, Colombia1 source

• Woman attacked at home by her husband in Skopje

  A 30-year-old woman in the Skopje neighbourhood of Karpoš reported to police that she was physically attacked at home by her husband, who also used a hard object.

  Apr 1 · Skopje, North Macedonia1 source

March 2026

• Actress says rescue worker sexually assaulted her in her apartment

  A 30-year-old actress and model in Thailand said a rescue worker who came to her apartment in response to an emergency call pulled down her trousers, lifted her shirt, groped her and photographed her naked while she was too weak to resist.

  Mar 31 · Thailand2 sources

• Man shot by police brother while attacking their mother at home

  A man armed with a knife was attacking his mother inside the family home in the Nova Porto Velho neighbourhood of Porto Velho.

  Mar 30 · Porto Velho, Brazil1 source

• Woman killed by husband in suspected murder-suicide at Kearns home

  A 61-year-old woman was shot and killed inside her Kearns home by her husband in what police believe was a domestic violence incident; her two adult children were also shot and survived, and the husband then killed himself.

  Mar 30 · Kearns, United States3 sources

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