Explainer: What is femicide and how bad is it globally?

Before the murder of Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old primary school teacher killed in London, some were already speaking of a “femicide epidemic.” But what is femicide?Before the murder of Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old primary school teacher killed in London, some were already speaking of a “femicide epidemic.” But what is femicide?