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Andaiye, born Sandra Williams (11 September 1942 – 31 May 2019), [1] [2] was a Guyanese social, political, and gender rights activist, who has been described as "a transformative figure in the region's political struggle, particularly in the late 1970s, '80s and '90s".
The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men."
Oct. 20—October is recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a problem everywhere, including Tifton, Tift County and South Georgia. A large percentage of ...
Dorchen A. Leidholdt is an activist and leader in the feminist movement against violence against women.Since the mid-1970s, she has counseled and advocated for rape victims, organized against "the media's promotion of violence against women", served on the legal team for the plaintiff in a precedent-setting sexual harassment case, founded an international non-governmental organization fighting ...
“Violence against women and girls is a violation of human rights—it is a crime,” she says. “Every day we hear about more unacceptable cases of violence, which forces us to ask why.
Violence against women support services are falling like ninepins from the dual blows of local authority and government funding... Following Kenneth Clarke's ill-informed comments on rape [3] the impression is that nobody is fighting women's corner in a sea of disregard.
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 ...
CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Advocating for its Termination) was a Canadian lobby group which existed from 1991 to May 10, 2001, based in Burlington, Ontario. The organization agitated for a number of changes in government policy, particularly in promotion of tough-on-crime legislation and increased gun control. It was founded ...