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03/08/2026

Today, Institutum Lex Feminae published the Lex Feminae Index® 2026, an audit of how gender-based violence laws are enforced in practice.
Six jurisdictions evaluated using official justice-sector data.


https://lexfeminaeindex.com/lex-feminae-index

01/29/2026

Lex Feminae Index grades the laws that judge women.
Not by promises. By results.

Every country claims to protect women.
Most fail where it matters:
• Reporting violence
• Prosecuting offenders
• Punishing crimes
• Protecting survivors

📊 The Lex Feminae Index tracks one question:
Does the system protect her, or prosecute her?

The world will no longer hide behind “culture,” “tradition,” or “complexity.”
Accountability has a score.

01/29/2026

The Lex Feminae Index grades the laws that judge women.
Not by promises. By results.

Every country claims to protect women.
Most fail where it matters:
• Reporting violence
• Prosecuting offenders
• Punishing crimes
• Protecting survivors

📊 The Lex Feminae Index tracks one question:
Does the system protect her, or prosecute her?

The world will no longer hide behind “culture,” “tradition,” or “complexity.”
Accountability has a score.

01/29/2026

Kenya 🇰🇪 | A Legal System That Acknowledges Violence But Fails to Stop It

The Lex Feminae Index grades laws by outcomes, not intent. Kenya’s score reflects a system that acknowledges gender based violence while failing to...

The Lex Feminae Index grades laws by outcomes, not intent. Kenya’s score reflects a system that acknowledges gender based violence while failing to

01/27/2026

Climate-Driven Displacement: The Jurisdictional Black Hole For GBV Survivors

When climate disasters displace people, the law does not move with them. Sexual violence in temporary shelters falls into a jurisdictional void where police debate borders, courts debate venue, and justice never arrives. Silence is not a failure of survivors. It is the outcome the system is built to produce....

When climate disasters displace people, the law does not move with them. Sexual violence in temporary shelters falls into a jurisdictional void where police debate borders, courts debate venue, and…

01/25/2026

Luigi Mangione Trial | DATES
🔹 The federal trial is to start Sept 8 2026 with jury selection
IF DEATH PENALTY IS PURSUED
🔹 Opening statements will start Jan 11 2027
IF DEATH PENALTY NOT ALLOWED
🔹 Trial to start on Oct 13
Info as per Friday's hearing

01/22/2026

On Jan 21 1793, the last king of France, Louis XVI was guillotined on Place de la Révolution (Place Concorde).
The legislative power was too dominant.
The very first French Constitution of 1791 gave the legislative too much power the weakening the executive power (the King).
The constituents didn't want to return to a monarchy.
This imbalance in power led to the killing of the King accused of treason for using his veto.

01/17/2026

🫟 Good initiative, will it hold?
Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation to protect survivors of domestic abuse from unfair tax penalties when they separate from or leave an abuser.
Goal is to help survivors to focus on safety.

01/16/2026

GBV CONTINUES AT CRISIS SCALE
A new WHO report shows nearly 840 million women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
In the last 12 months alone, 316 million women (11%) aged 15 + reported such violence, with progress in reducing it painfully slow.

01/16/2026

Why Access To Justice Determines GBV Outcomes in Climate Crises

Climate shocks expose the fragility of justice systems. As courts, policing, and legal access falter, gender-based violence rises in the absence of accountability. Ensuring people-centred access to justice is not ancillary to climate response. It is a prerequisite for protecting women and girls....

Climate shocks expose the fragility of justice systems. As courts, policing, and legal access falter, gender-based violence rises in the absence of accountability. Ensuring people-centred access to…