France, Nov. 20 -- Fresh figures from the Interministerial Mission for the Protection of Women (Miprof show the number has increased over the past year.

"Every seven hours, a woman is killed, attempted to be killed, driven to suicide or attempted suicide by her partner or ex-partner," said an annual letter from the National Observatory on Violence Against Women, which is part of Miprof.

The data shows 107 women were victims of domestic femicide last year, 270 were victims of attempted domestic femicide and 906 women faced harassment by a spouse or ex-spouse that led to suicide or attempted suicide.

Ahead of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Observatory warned that the harm documented ...