To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March we focus on the most extreme form of violence against women – their murder.

With 15 women killed every day, new research and police crime statistics show the extent to which SA’s femicide crisis is driven by gun violence:

• Guns are the leading weapon used to murder women, with the proportion of women shot dead reaching the highest rate ever recorded.
• While women are most at risk of being killed with a legal gun, gun licence applications have increased by 58% since 2016.

Discover how we can prevent SA’s gun-driven femicide crisis. Download our latest briefing Gun-related femicide in SA over 25 years: A call to action to learn about evidence-based solutions that protect women’s right to safety.