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This year, 76 women were killed by a partner or husband in France. (Representation)
A total of 121 women were killed by their partner or former partner in France last year, one death every three days, according to government figures released Wednesday.
The figures were released just days after the French government announced the organization of a large consultation on domestic violence to eliminate badist killings and violence at home. respect of women.
Gathered by a Ministry of the Interior Victim Liaison Unit, this figure was slightly lower than in the previous year, when 130 women died as a result of domestic violence, but similar to those of 2016, where 123 people had died.
Of the 121 cases, 26 were clbadified as murder, 85 manslaughter and 10 deaths occurred when women succumbed to injuries sustained during an attack.
So far this year, 76 women have died as a result of a "feminicide" – a murder committed by a husband or partner.
On average, 219,000 women between the ages of 18 and 75 experience physical or badual violence each year from their current partner or former partner, according to government figures.
Three out of four victims say that this has occurred repeatedly and eight in ten report being victims of psychological or verbal abuse.
One death every three days
"Thus, a crime causing death occurs every two and a half days within a couple and a woman dies every three days at the hands of her partner or ex-partner," said the minister of the Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and Minister for Gender Equality Marlene Schiappa. in a joint declaration.
The figures also indicate that 28 men died as a result of domestic violence, of which 15 "had already been violent" in relation to their partner.
Over the weekend, more than 1,200 protesters took to the streets of Paris to demand action against domestic violence after a woman in her 30s was strangled at home.
And on Sunday, Schiappa announced that the government would begin a major public consultation on domestic violence in early September, involving ministers, experts, public services and the families of the victims.
But the feminist collective #WeAllAll ("All") said that an action was immediately im- posed.
"Mr. President, violence does not take vacations," he said in a statement. "Women are in danger right now."
Although the Women's Foundation described it as a "positive first step", victims need "concrete and concrete measures funded", not just "another awareness campaign".
(With the exception of the title, this story was not changed by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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