16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against Women
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (25 November – 10 December) 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, 25 November, International Day Against Violence Against Women and 10 December, 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 29 November, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, 1 December, World AIDS Day, and 6 December, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. (Center for Women’s Global Leadership)
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International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Women’s Network
IANSA Women’s Network members around the world are mobilizing and raising awareness of the impact of guns on women’s lives as part of the 16 days of activism 2007.
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This year’s 16 days campaign objectives:
- Call for greater accountability and political commitment from states to prevent and punish all forms of violence against women in practice, not just in words
- Increase awareness of the impact of violence against women
An IANSA Women’s Network event will be taking place in a different country on each different day of the campaign. To view the full calendar of events, from Angola to Burundi, visit the IANSA Women’s Network website. (IANSA)
Blogs and Articles
openDemocracy.org is supporting the 16 Days campaign with a dedicated blog led by Zohra Moosa and a series of articles exploring issues of violence against women. Articles include Iran’s Women: Listen Now! by Roja Bandari, Empowering Women in the Middle East by Hibaaq Osman, India’s Silent Tragedy by Jameen Kaur, and Women & Conflict by Rebecca Barlow.
