Can You Name 16 Forms Of Gender Violence?

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Nov 282008
 

From UNFPA:

  • Sexual violence as a weapon of war
  • Prenatal sex selection
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Date rape
  • Bride burning/Dowry-related violence
  • Child marriage
  • Trafficking of girls and women
  • Domestic violence
  • Crimes committed in the name of passion or honor
  • Abductions of adolescent girls during comba
  • Bride kidnapping
  • Sexual harassment at work
  • Physical or emotional violence by an intimate partner
  • Exploitation of domestic workers
  • Femicide
  • Forced sterilization or other coercive reproductive practices

And as awful as that list is, I have one more to add:

  • Breast beating

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 Posted by Fempeace on November 28, 2008

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Calls For End To Behavior That Excuses Violence Against Women

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Nov 262008
 

“(The) following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

Across the world, in countries rich and poor, women are being beaten, trafficked, raped and killed.  These human rights violations do more than harm individuals; they undermine the development, peace and security of entire societies.

Women everywhere are at risk, but those living in societies experiencing armed conflict face even graver danger.  As conflicts have become more complex, the pattern of sexual violence has evolved.  Women are no longer in jeopardy only during periods of actual fighting; they are just as likely to be assaulted when there is calm, by armies, militias, rebels, criminal gangs or even police.

We do not know the true number of victims, but we do know that there are far more crimes than ever get reported, and far fewer lead to arrests.  In too many places, rape still carries a stigma that forces women to avoid the courts that should exist to protect them.  In some countries, victims are brutalized twice:  first during the crime itself, and then by the justice system, where they may face trumped-up charges of “adultery” and the possibility of subsequent punishment.

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 Posted by Fempeace on November 26, 2008

Take Back The Tech/16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Violence

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Nov 242008
 

Take Back The Tech    This year for the 3rd time, the Feminist Peace Network will once again be participating in Take Back The Tech, a campaign to use information communication technologies to raise awareness about violence against women. Take Back The Tech is held in conjunction with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence,

(Which) is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates, November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women and December 10, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including November 29, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1, World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.

The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women by:

  • raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels
  • strengthening local work around violence against women
  • establishing a clear link between local and international work to end violence against women
  • providing a forum in which organizers can develop and share new and effective strategies
  • demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organizing against violence against women
  • creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to eliminate violence against women

As long time readers of this blog might surmise, this is hardly a stretch for us because the mission of this blog is to raise awareness about violence against women EVERY day. What is particularly empowering about these 10 days is that it is a chance for women all over the world who are doing similar work to come together and connect our efforts in increasingly empowering ways. Check out the Take Back The Tech website where you can find many useful tools, including graphics that you can add to your own website and much more. Join us in saying it is time, once and for all, to end the pandemic of violence against women.

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 Posted by Fempeace on November 24, 2008
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