Germany records rise in violence against women
A woman is killed by a partner or former partner nearly every two days in Germany. Activists have called on the government to do more to end violence against women.
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The Federal Criminal Police Office's (BKA) first-ever report on the situation, "Gender-specific crimes against women in 2023," found that, over the course of the year, 360 women were killed by men, often in incidents of partner violence or in the course of separation.
At the presentation of the report in October, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, a Social Democrat, said: "We see a femicide in Germany almost every day. ... They become victims because they are women. That is intolerable."
In all 155 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners iin 2023, according to the BKA.
Lawyer Corinna Wehran-Itschert remembers the case of a woman with several small children. Despite restraining orders, her husband stalked her for more than two years following their separation. "The man ambushed her in her entryway and killed her. That was awful," she said.
Diana B. (name changed) is one of Wehran-Itschert's clients. She told DW that her husband has repeatedly threatened to kill her, and she wants to do everything to stop him from finding her.
He beat her for years, choking and in the end severely injuring her. Because there were no previous reports against her husband, the courts considered him a first-time offender and imposed only a suspended sentence.
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