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Every year, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign either introduces a new theme, or continues an old theme. The theme focuses on one particular area of gender inequality and works to bring attention to these issues and make changes that will have an impact.
Each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. [19] Human Rights organisations such as Center for Women's Global Leadership , [ 20 ] Unifem , Women Won't Wait, Women for a Change, Women's Aid , and other groups join together to speak out ...
[1] In the activism for Violence Against Women (VAW), the objectives are to address and draw public attention to the issues of VAW as well as seek and recommend measures to prevent this violence. [2] Many scholarly articles suggest that the VAW is considered a violation of human rights, [3] [4] [5] as well as a public health issue. [6]
Since 2002, the Philippine government has been actively participating in the global activism against gender-based violence from November 25 to December 10 of each year. [9] In 2006, through a presidential proclamation, the Philippine campaign was extended to until December 12, which is known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Day. [10]
The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC) is a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.It was established in November 1991 by a group of men in Toronto, Ontario, as a response to the École Polytechnique massacre of female students by Marc Lépine in 1989.
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The Network of Ethiopian Women's Associations states that it was created in 2003 as a network of non-governmental organizations and women's associations in Ethiopia. [2] After a change in the Charities and Societies law in 2009, NEWA reorganized itself as a consortium of Ethiopian societies working on gender equality and women's rights. NEWA ...
According to the U.S. Department of State's human rights report for 2022, there exists "significant human rights issues" in Ethiopia. In addition to extrajudicial killings and instances of "enforced disappearance", other human right issues in Ethiopia include arbitrary arrest, the censorship and unjustified arrests of journalists, the use of child soldiers, and more.