Overview
- Coordinated marches and vigils are being held across France from November 22 to 25 by the Grève féministe coalition, including Nous Toutes, Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes and FEMEN, with local events such as a torchlight procession in Salon‑de‑Provence.
- Organisers call for a comprehensive framework law modeled on Spain and the rollout of effective EVARS sex and relationship education in all schools.
- New official figures from Miprof report 107 intimate‑partner femicides in 2024 (up from 96 in 2023), 277,000 women victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault in 2023, and 376,000 women victims of partner violence in 2023.
- L’Humanité, citing the national observatory, reports at least 145 women killed by a partner, ex‑partner or son so far in 2025, with a femicide or attempted femicide roughly every seven hours.
- Insurers are adding support for victims: Axa offers up to 15 days of emergency relocation plus legal, psychological and financial assistance; Acheel with Mondial Assistance adds up to seven hotel nights per incident from December 1 with a police report required; Macif and Maif cover lawyer fees and April contributes to costs tied to leaving the home.