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Published by the Coalition to Stop Violence Against\u00a0Women, this report records the death of women killed\u00a0by intimate partners and family members and sheds light\u00a0on the manifestations of gender-related killings and acts of\u00a0violence that are uniquely experienced by women in Armenia.<\/p>\n
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We choose to use the term femicide in this report as opposed\u00a0to the more gender-neutral term homicide, which overlooks\u00a0the unique systems of inequality and oppression that women\u00a0face. Domestic homicides in Armenia are largely carried\u00a0out by men, and in the rare instances that they are carried\u00a0out by women against male intimate partners, it is often\u00a0in self defense. Thus, the gendered context and impact\u00a0of domestic abuse warrants its own unique category.<\/p>\n
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As a result of the Coalition\u2019s effort to raise awareness on\u00a0domestic violence and its consequences, more cases have\u00a0begun to surface and been given media attention. Still, cases\u00a0of femicide are woefully underestimated due to poor reporting\u00a0mechanisms and a conscious effort to conceal cases by\u00a0authorities and perpetrators\u2019 families. To date, there exists a\u00a0dearth of information on domestic homicides and no national\u00a0agency that collects comprehensive data on cases in Armenia.<\/p>\n
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In this report, we give detailed information on the thirty\u00a0known cases registered in the period of 2010-2015 and\u00a0make note of certain unregistered cases that have been\u00a0classified as \u201csuicide\u201d or not classified whatsoever. Because\u00a0we rely on public information and cannot be certain that\u00a0we have not missed deaths, we use the phrase \u201cat least\u201d\u00a0when describing the number of women killed by intimate\u00a0partners. Though other forms of violence against women\u00a0fit within the UN definition of femicide, including female\u00a0feticide, this report focuses only on domestic homicides.<\/p>\n
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This report is intended to be used as a tool for change\u00a0in the community. We describe the risk factors, lethality\u00a0of domestic violence, and systemic impunity and\u00a0injustice in an effort to improve institutional and other\u00a0mechanisms to support victims and punish perpetrators.<\/p>\n
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