Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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March 2026

• Retired military police major arrested over domestic violence in Santo André

  A retired military police major was arrested after his wife told officers he bit her face and tried to strangle her at their home; she had locked herself in a room with their young daughter.

  Mar 28 · Santo André, Brazil2 sources

• Woman killed by partner in apparent murder-suicide in north Phoenix

  A man shot and killed a woman at a home in north Phoenix before turning the gun on himself, in what police describe as an apparent murder-suicide.

  Mar 28 · Phoenix, United States1 source

• Woman activist and municipal delegate shot dead in Temoac, Morelos

  Sandra Rosa Camacho Flores, a social activist and municipal delegate, was shot dead in Temoac, Morelos.

  Mar 26 · Temoac, Mexico1 source

• Woman assaulted by partner in Bogotá apartment

  A 21-year-old woman was physically assaulted by her 24-year-old partner in an apartment in the Recodo neighborhood of Fontibón, Bogotá.

  Mar 26 · Bogotá, Colombia1 source

• Body of 18-year-old woman found with signs of torture in Comayagüela

  An 18-year-old woman was found dead on a solitary street in the colonia 14 de Enero in Comayagüela, with signs of torture and burns on her intimate parts.

  Mar 26 · Comayagüela, Honduras1 source

• Provincial legislator reports colleague for threats and gender violence

  A provincial legislator said a fellow legislator shouted insults and death threats at her after an extraordinary session, and filed a criminal complaint.

  Mar 26 · Catamarca, Argentina1 source

• Man assaults woman in her 40s, robs her in Tennant Creek domestic violence attack

  A 43-year-old man went to a woman's residence in Tennant Creek, assaulted her and stole property from her.

  Mar 24 · Tennant Creek, Australia1 source

• Woman found dead in Des Moines apartment; boyfriend suspected in killing

  A 33-year-old woman was found dead in a bedroom of her apartment on Des Moines' south side during a welfare check.

  Mar 24 · Des Moines, United States1 source

• Ex-boyfriend sets fire to woman's house after threats in Campina Grande

  A woman in Campina Grande reported that her ex-boyfriend threatened her with a knife and slapped her, then set fire to her house, destroying furniture and personal documents.

  Mar 24 · Campina Grande, Brazil1 source

• Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Planeta Rica

  A 30-year-old woman was attacked with a knife and killed in the corregimiento of Providencia, in Planeta Rica, Córdoba, allegedly by her former partner, who did not accept the end of the relationship.

  Mar 24 · Planeta Rica, Colombia1 source

• Woman dies after prolonged domestic abuse by husband in Delta State

  A mother of three in Agbor, Delta State, died after what her family described as prolonged abuse by her husband, who allegedly beat her with a generator belt and locked her in their home.

  Mar 24 · Agbor, Nigeria1 source

• Shelter president arrested after teenage girl assaulted at care home

  The president of a women's shelter in Jequié and another woman were arrested after security footage showed them assaulting a teenage girl, pulling her hair, slapping her, dragging her and chaining her for over seven minutes.

  Mar 23 · Jequié, Brazil1 source

• Municipal Guard commander killed by ex-boyfriend in Vitória

  Dayse Barbosa, the first woman to command the Municipal Guard of Vitória, was shot in the face and killed at her home in the Caratoíra neighborhood by her ex-boyfriend, who then took his own life.

  Mar 23 · Vitória, Brazil2 sources

• Housewife beaten and kicked by husband in South Bangka

  A 30-year-old housewife was repeatedly punched and kicked by her husband at their home in Tanjung Ketapang, South Bangka, after she returned from the beach.

  Mar 23 · Tanjung Ketapang, Indonesia1 source

• 14-year-old schoolgirl abducted and sexually assaulted in Lesotho

  A 14-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly seized by an unidentified man near fields in Ha Lenyekoane village, in the Linotsing Ha Mokokoana area of Leribe District, and held captive under a tree where she was repeatedly assaulted through the night.

  Mar 23 · Ha Lenyekoane, Lesotho1 source

• Woman lawyer threatened with rape and assaulted over parking dispute

  A 29-year-old lawyer in Milan was spat on, struck on the shoulder, and threatened with rape and death by a man after she asked him to move his car from a driveway; he later waited outside her home.

  Mar 22 · Milan, Italy1 source

• Woman killed in her Mount Vernon apartment; boyfriend charged

  A 33-year-old teacher's assistant was attacked and killed inside her apartment in Mount Vernon, New York.

  Mar 22 · Mount Vernon, United States1 source

• Girl, 4, sexually abused by father in Laranjal Paulista

  A 4-year-old girl was brought to a hospital in Laranjal Paulista with vaginal bleeding and told authorities her father had hurt her; a medical exam found injuries consistent with sexual violence.

  Mar 22 · Laranjal Paulista, Brazil1 source

• Woman beaten to death by partner in São Paulo home

  A 42-year-old woman was attacked with punches by her 38-year-old partner inside their home in the São Miguel neighbourhood of eastern São Paulo and died of her injuries.

  Mar 22 · São Paulo, Brazil1 source

• Woman shot dead outside her home in Zaragoza; male attacker also dies

  A woman of about 40 was shot several times as she left her building on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros in Zaragoza's Las Fuentes district.

  Mar 21 · Zaragoza, Spain6 sources

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