It’s actually pretty hard to tell if violence against women has in fact risen or if a bigger portions of the crimes are reported. The latter would actually be a development in the right direction. That being said, one woman harmed by their partner is one woman too many.

This is unfortunately not limited to Germany but a global disease.

According to a Unicef study published a few weeks ago, one in eight women or girls alive today around the globe experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18.

A newer UN Women study on femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls— says that globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023. 60 per cent of these homicides –51,100- were committed by an intimate partner or a family member. The data shows that 140 women and girls die every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes.

That a huge problem across all continents, countries, and cultures.