Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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March 2026

• 3-year-old girl found hanged in Torrevieja; father suspected in vicarious gender violence case

  A 3-year-old girl was found hanged in a home in Torrevieja, Alicante, and her father, the suspected perpetrator, was found dead in the same manner.

  Mar 21 · Torrevieja, Spain2 sources

• Women and girls sexually assaulted during festival in Ozoro

  Several women and girls were sexually assaulted and molested by youths during a traditional festival in Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria.

  Mar 20 · Ozoro, Nigeria1 source

• Woman killed in apparent murder-suicide after domestic violence call

  A man assaulted the mother of his children and both parents were later found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Sacramento, California.

  Mar 20 · Sacramento, United States2 sources

• Man attacks his mother in family home in Skopje

  A 23-year-old man physically attacked his 51-year-old mother in their family home in the Bit Pazar area of Skopje, causing serious injuries that required emergency medical treatment.

  Mar 20 · Skopje, North Macedonia1 source

• Girl, 12, rescued from aunt's farm after year of torture

  A 12-year-old girl was rescued from a rural property in Riolândia, São Paulo state, showing signs of malnutrition and numerous injuries.

  Mar 19 · Riolândia, Brazil1 source

• Man kills ex-partner in Artigas, Uruguay

  A man killed his ex-partner, Silvia Moreira, in her home in the Cerro Ejido neighborhood of Artigas, Uruguay, shooting her in the arm and cutting her with a knife while she slept, in the presence of their two children.

  Mar 19 · Artigas, Uruguay1 source

• Woman killed in domestic violence shooting in Blount County

  A 29-year-old woman was found dead inside a residence in Warrior, Blount County, Alabama, in a fatal domestic violence shooting.

  Mar 19 · Warrior, United States1 source

• Man fires 20 shots at ex-partner's apartment door in Recife

  A man rammed the garage gate of his ex-partner's building in Recife, fired at least 20 shots at her apartment door and brought a gasoline can, then threatened her by phone.

  Mar 18 · Recife, Brazil2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in murder-suicide near Trenton, Texas

  A 62-year-old woman was shot and killed by her 56-year-old husband at a residence near Trenton, Texas, before he killed himself.

  Mar 18 · Trenton, United States1 source

• Woman fatally shot at her apartment; ex-boyfriend arrested

  A woman was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds at her apartment near Durango Drive and Blue Diamond Road after calling 911 to report her ex-boyfriend had pointed a gun at her.

  Mar 17 · Las Vegas, United States1 source

• Woman found dead in burned Medellín home in suspected cover-up killing

  A 25-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in the San Pablo neighborhood of Medellín after a fire that authorities suspect was set to conceal her killing; gasoline bottles were found near her body and her partner left the scene and did not return.

  Mar 16 · Medellín, Colombia1 source

• Woman reports gang rape in abandoned house in Penedo

  A 32-year-old woman reported being abducted by two men on a motorcycle and raped in an abandoned house in the Santa Luzia neighborhood of Penedo.

  Mar 16 · Penedo, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after attacking his partner in rural Vila Nova dos Martírios

  A man was arrested after allegedly trying to strangle his partner and pushing her against a wall during an argument at their home in the rural area of Vila Nova dos Martírios.

  Mar 15 · Vila Nova dos Martírios, Brazil1 source

• Israeli forces kill Palestinian family of four in car near Tubas

  Israeli security forces opened fire on a car in Tammoun, south of Tubas in the West Bank, killing a 37-year-old man, his 35-year-old wife, and their two young children, aged five and six.

  Mar 15 · Tammoun, Palestinian Territories1 source

• Man holds woman and child in Phoenix apartment during domestic violence standoff

  A man held a woman and her young daughter trapped in a west Phoenix apartment and fired at officers during a domestic violence call before being killed in a shootout with police.

  Mar 15 · Phoenix, United States1 source

• 14-year-old girl killed by her stepfather in Las Tunas

  A 14-year-old girl died violently at the hands of her stepfather in her home in the La Caldosa neighborhood of El Cornito, Las Tunas, Cuba.

  Mar 14 · Las Tunas, Cuba1 source

• Woman found dead in Pedreña home; partner arrested

  A 64-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Pedreña, in the Marina de Cudeyo area of Cantabria, and an autopsy determined the death was violent.

  Mar 14 · Pedreña, Spain9 sources

• Woman found strangled in boyfriend's Antioch apartment

  A 26-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her boyfriend's apartment on Brittany Park Drive in Antioch, Tennessee.

  Mar 14 · Antioch, United States1 source

• Body of missing 14-year-old girl found in Lauro de Freitas

  A 14-year-old girl, Thamiris dos Santos Pereira, disappeared after leaving school in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, and a body with her belongings was later found in a vacant lot.

  Mar 12 · Lauro de Freitas, Brazil1 source

• Husband fatally shoots wife then himself in Waxhaw home

  A man shot and killed his wife inside their home in Waxhaw before going into the backyard and killing himself, police said.

  Mar 12 · Waxhaw, United States2 sources

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