This publication provides an overview of a conference on femicide convened jointly by PATH, the Inter-American Alliance for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence (InterCambios), the Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Washington, DC, April 14–16, 2008. The conference brought together activists, researchers, and forensic professionals from 13 countries, with the aim of identifying common ground for strengthening research and galvanizing global action to prevent femicide and end the impunity so often granted to perpetrators.
Alianza Intercambios presents a collection of videos on violence against women and its various expressions. We invite you to work, send your productions to info@alianzaintercambios.org
MEASURE Evaluation developed a compendium of monitoring and evaluation indicators on violence against women and girls at the request of the USAID East Africa Regional Mission, and in collaboration with the USAID’s Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG).
The InterCambios Alliance brings together people and organizations that are working in different spheres to respond to gender-based violence, using a public health- and human rights-based approach. We have been collaborating with other nongovernmental organizations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and...
Amnesty International has called on Nicaragua to repeal a law introduced last year criminalising abortion in all circumstances.
After a fact-finding mission, Amnesty says in its report that the total ban on abortion "marks a grave departure from the government's commitment to improving social equality and has severe consequences for the protection of human rights for women and girls". Amnesty points out that the ban allows no exceptions - even when continuing a pregnancy risks the life or health of the woman or girl or when the pregnancy is the result of rape. Women have no right to decide for themselves. The lives of women are secondary The Nicaraguan health ministry, contacted by the BBC, had no comment on...
This publication provides an overview of a conference on femicide convened jointly by PATH, the Inter-American Alliance for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence (InterCambios), the Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Washington, DC, April 14–16, 2008. The conference brought together activists, researchers, and forensic professionals from 13 countries, with the aim of identifying common ground for strengthening research and galvanizing global action to prevent femicide and end the impunity so often granted to perpetrators.

The InterCambios Alliance held a meeting on April 14-16 in Washington DC, to promote exchanges and reflections that can help strengthen the way investigations address the issue of women’s murders
Violence Against Women has received increasing international attention as a public health and human rights problem. Nonetheless, violent murders of women (femicides/feminicides), one of its extreme manifestations, are not yet well understood and the global data are limited. For some time now we at InterCambios have taken on the task of learning how the problem is addressed...