Femicide
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17184/eac.anthropen.011Keywords:
Murder, Wowem, Human rights, State, Ciudad Juarez, ViolenceAbstract
This article seeks to retrace the multiple origins of the term “femicide” as well as its different meanings. It shows that the disregard for women’s rights, as well as the impunity and irresponsibility of the State, are at the heart of the definition of this crime against women.
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Pour en savoir davantage :
Labrecque, M.F. (2013), « État patriarcal et féminicides au Mexique », Labrys, Études féministes/estudos feministas, Juillet/décembre 2013: http://www.tanianavarroswain.com.br/labrys/labrys24/feminicide/mflabrecque.htm
Labrecque M.F. (2014), « De Ciudad Juárez à l’Autoroute des larmes : ces femmes autochtones que l’on tue en toute impunité », Cahiers Dialog, no. 2014-1: http://www.reseaudialog.ca/docs/CahiersDIALOG-201401.pdf
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