GENEVA, Feb 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The UN rights chief decried Friday mounting 
threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and 
horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US predator Jefferey Epstein.

"Violence against women, including femicide, is a global emergency. Around 
50,000 women and girls worldwide were killed in 2024, most by family 
members," Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.