December 10th, 2008
As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence began, I have to confess that I harbored a fantasy that if we all worked our butts off for 16 days, on the 17th morning, we would wake up living in a world where it is safe to be a woman. Unfortunately, that is not to […]
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December 8th, 2008
Press Release from the UN Press Centre:
Eight United Nations agencies have co-sponsored the first Palestinian ‘festival’ to combat violence against women, driving home the message that so-called “honour killings” have nothing to do with honour and seeking to break the conspiracy of silence surrounding domestic abuse.
“It is time for action, not words,” UN Development Fund […]
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December 8th, 2008
Argentine Network of Journalists for Non-Sexist Communication (PAR), representing more than 100 Argentinian journalists, has drawn up a list of “ten “commandments” for news coverage of gender-based crimes.” The list is being officially launched in conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Nov. 25th. The list, which was put […]
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December 5th, 2008
As part of our continuing coverage of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, today we are highlighting efforts to involve men in ending violence against women. As we have noted before, this is not a problem that can be solved by women alone, men must become involved in order to truly achieve positive […]
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December 2nd, 2008
As we continue to observe the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, here are a few of the ways the campaign is being observed around the world:
From Fiji:
Fiji’s disciplinary forces will join the Department of Women in the fight against gender violence.
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces, the Fiji Police Force, the Prisons Department […]
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