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The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). [1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the ...
A rose on Roses Revolution Day 2023 in front of Vienna General Hospital. Roses Revolution is an international movement against obstetric violence, originally founded in Spain in 2011. It observes November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, additionally as "Roses Revolution Day". Women place roses in front ...
Women from Lord House Settlement community March in the opening parade for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. Photo: UN Women/Marni Gilbert . The Global 16 Days Campaign is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. [1] The campaign runs every year from 25th November, the International Day for the ...
The 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women was the first international instrument explicitly defining and addressing violence against women. This document specifically refers to the historically forever-present nature of gender inequalities in understanding violence against women. [1] (Include current 2nd paragraph here).
[10] [31] During the hearing on 25 November 2024 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) the public prosecutor asked for life imprisonment for Turetta. [32] Turetta was sentenced to life imprisonment on December 3, 2024, and the trial was closed at first instance.
Third Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day; 14 November - International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property [19] 16 November - International Day for Tolerance; 18 November - International Day of Islamic Art [20] 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; 26 November - World Olive Tree Day
Stop Violence Against Women is a worldwide campaign of Amnesty International to counter violence against women. It was started on 5 March 2004, in preparation before International Women's Day. It is one of Amnesty's key campaigns. Amnesty considers that domestic and sexual violence are serious breaches of human rights and
The International Tribunal on the Crimes Against Women was planned as an event for IWY but was not held until 4 to 8 March 1976 in Brussels, Belgium. Limited by funding strictures, the conference hosted 2000 women from forty countries. Speakers addressed economic exploitation and violence against women in its many forms.