Thirteen femicides in Cyprus between 2019 and 2020, study shows

A total of 13 femicides were committed in Cyprus between 2019 and 2020, with the victims in two cases being young girls. Almost all were perpetrated by current or ex-husbands or partners, according to a report, prepared in the framework of the FEM – United project, which was presented on Tuesday by the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies (MIGS) and Cyprus University of Technology, during a press conference at Frederick University, in Nicosia.

FEM-United is a two-year EU-funded project with partners from five European countries, including Cyprus, Germany, Malta, Portugal and Spain.

Source: Cyprus News Agency