From CTV News–Femicide, which describes women and girls being killed purely for the crime of their gender, is on the rise in Canada—and one advocacy group is calling for it to be declared a national emergency.
The symbol is stark: a pink body bag.
“For her,” the slogan reads.
This powerful imagery is the core of a campaign(opens in a new tab) launched by a Toronto-based organization called Aura Freedom to get femicide to be recognized on a national level, a move which would allow for more meaningful resources to be applied to address the issue.