Highlights
- •Femicide is forgotten, underestimated, and poorly prosecuted around the world.
- •80% of mothers in domestic homicides were killed by a current or previous partner.
- •In at least 19 cases, femicide was followed by suicide, leaving the child/children orphan(s).
- •Femicide is avicarious, in which children are left out, anonymous, and invisible.
Abstract
Violence against women is a profound global injustice. It is a major obstacle to fulfilling
the human rights of women and their children. Confined to their aggressors, women
exposed to this violence have even greater difficulty in accessing support networks
and care services. Furthermore, the economic impact of the pandemic, which disproportionately
affected women, created additional barriers. In reality, however, femicide is forgotten,
underestimated, and poorly prosecuted throughout the world. In this context, more
than 100 children witnessed a murder or were at home when it took place. This form
of indirect violence is vicarious, in which children are left out, anonymous, and invisible. The trauma generated potentiates
mentalization difficulties, emotional dependence, and instability in future relationships,
caused by pain and psychological suffering.
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Published online: December 22, 2021
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