Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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February 2026

• Senior police official accused of sexually assaulting a female subordinate

  A senior National Police official allegedly sexually assaulted a female subordinate at his official residence, using his institutional authority and physical superiority to overcome her repeated refusals.

  Feb 17 · Spain1 source

• Man arrested over attempted rape of 12-year-old girl in rural Bocaina

  Two men approached a 12-year-old girl and dragged her into a wooded area in the rural zone of Bocaina in an attempted rape; she escaped with abrasions.

  Feb 16 · Bocaina, Brazil1 source

• Woman flees home after husband assaults her in São Romão

  A 31-year-old woman told military police her partner grabbed her by the neck and threw her against a chair in São Romão.

  Feb 16 · São Romão, Brazil1 source

• Woman and her 12-year-old daughter found killed in their home in Xilxes

  A woman and her 12-year-old daughter were found with their throats cut in their home in Xilxes, Castellón.

  Feb 16 · Xilxes, Spain7 sources

• Nurse killed by former partner at Benicàssim health center

  A 65-year-old nurse was killed by her former partner at the health center in Benicàssim, Spain.

  Feb 16 · Benicàssim, Spain3 sources

• Man arrested after assaulting partner and threatening her daughter in Mato Grosso

  A 31-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted his 38-year-old partner and threatened her 16-year-old daughter with a knife at their home, where he kept them from leaving.

  Feb 15 · Várzea Grande, Brazil1 source

• Nigerian TikToker reports sexual assault in Ogun State

  A Nigerian TikToker reported that she was sexually assaulted in the Ogijo area of Ogun State, Nigeria.

  Feb 15 · Ogijo, Nigeria6 sources

• Woman sexually assaulted in her Lagos home after opening door to attacker

  A young woman was sexually assaulted in her home after a man forced his way in, struck her head against a fridge, gagged her, and cut her with a face blade.

  Feb 15 · Lagos, Nigeria2 sources

• Woman assaulted by partner in Cerrillos; man arrested

  A 34-year-old woman was assaulted by her partner in public and inside the home they shared in the Toma Nuevo Amanecer, Cerrillos, and was taken to a health centre for examination of her injuries.

  Feb 13 · Cerrillos, Chile1 source

• Man suspected of stabbing ex-wife to death in Farmingville home

  A 57-year-old man is suspected of fatally stabbing his 46-year-old ex-wife at a house in Farmingville, New York, and then stabbing himself; a teenager in the home was also injured.

  Feb 12 · Farmingville, United States1 source

• Man stabs son to death, wounds daughter and mother in Sofia

  A man stabbed his son to death and wounded his 15-year-old daughter and 78-year-old mother with a knife in a domestic-violence attack at a home in Sofia's Poduyane district.

  Feb 12 · Sofia, Bulgaria1 source

• Man fatally shoots partner, wounds her daughter in Glover Park

  A man shot and killed his partner in the doorway of their apartment building in Glover Park, Washington, D.C., and wounded her 10-year-old daughter in the arm before fleeing with their 3-year-old son.

  Feb 11 · Washington, United States3 sources

• Woman assaulted by her father in family home in Skopje

  A 23-year-old woman reported being physically assaulted by her 62-year-old father in the family home in the Kisela Voda area of Skopje.

  Feb 11 · Skopje, North Macedonia2 sources

• Man fatally shoots estranged wife and her 4-year-old daughter in Ocala

  A man shot and killed his estranged wife, 34, and her four-year-old daughter at a condominium complex in Ocala, Florida, before fleeing toward Georgia.

  Feb 10 · Ocala, United States1 source

• Man arrested for posing as religious leader to sexually abuse women

  A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of pretending to be a religious leader to drug and sexually abuse women in Guarujá, on the southern coast of São Paulo.

  Feb 9 · Guarujá, Brazil1 source

• University student found dead with signs of sexual violence in Juatuba

  A 23-year-old psychology student was found dead in a vegetation area in Juatuba, in the Grande BH region, with signs of sexual violence and strangulation.

  Feb 9 · Juatuba, Brazil2 sources

• Woman shot and killed by husband at their Guthrie home

  A woman was shot and killed by her husband at their home in Guthrie, Oklahoma, before he turned the gun on himself.

  Feb 8 · Guthrie, United States1 source

• Ex-husband stabs woman to death in her Maryland home

  A 47-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her residence in Howard County, Maryland, by her ex-husband, who surrendered to police about two hours later.

  Feb 8 · Maryland, United States1 source

• Pregnant woman shot in Itumbiara after rejecting unwanted touch

  A man shot a 24-year-old pregnant woman twice in the chest on Avenida Tancredo Neves in Itumbiara after she reacted to him touching her face without consent.

  Feb 7 · Itumbiara, Brazil1 source

• Woman found murdered in her home a week after denouncing threats

  A 54-year-old woman was found dead, bound and beaten, in her home in Wilde, Argentina, a week after she publicly said her ex-husband had threatened to kill her.

  Feb 6 · Wilde, Argentina1 source

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