In a recent report, it was found that at least one woman in Algeria falls victim to murder every week, with jealousy, psychological disorders, and ‘honor’ being cited as common motives.
Wiam Ouras, a member of the Algerian Feminist Coalition “Feminist Algeria”, highlighted in the report, released last Saturday, that 261 women have been murdered in the country since 2019.
Half of these victims were mothers, and 16 were pregnant at the time of their deaths, according to “Monte Carlo” radio.
Ouras added that, as of early 2023, 33 women have already been murdered this year. The report details various methods of these killings in Algeria, including stabbing, slitting throats, shootings, and burnings.
Most notably, 71% of these killings occurred in private settings such as homes and workplaces. The report further revealed a disturbing trend: 80% of the perpetrators were family members of the victims, with 61% being their husbands.
Shockingly, some of these husbands were police officers or soldiers who used their service weapons to commit the murders.
The coalition “Feminist Algeria” criticized the Algerian judicial system in its report, stating that it fails to adequately protect women from such violence.
The report condemns the issuance of lenient sentences for some perpetrators, highlighting the flaws in a patriarchal and conservative society’s legal approach to addressing female homicides.
This report sheds light on the dire situation of women’s safety in Algeria, calling for urgent reforms and stronger protective measures in the judicial system to combat this alarming trend of violence against women.
