Overview
- Tens of thousands rallied across France, with organisers citing about 50,000 in Paris at demonstrations led by the Grève féministe collective.
- Associations called for a comprehensive framework law and a dedicated €3 billion budget, warning that cuts reported by over half of support groups are eroding on-the-ground services.
- New MIPROF figures show intimate-partner femicides rose 11% from 2023 to 2024, with 107 women killed by a partner or ex-partner last year.
- Recent cases accelerated judicial action: in Besançon an ex-partner admitted facts before being placed under formal investigation and jailed; in Isère a companion was indicted for homicide after a 27-year-old was found burned in a car; in the Gard a man was placed under investigation and detained after his partner was found dead with facial injuries.
- Authorities report that every domestic-violence report now triggers a judicial investigation even without a formal complaint, reflecting shifts in police and court practice.