“When women are given leadership positions, when they claim their true leadership positions, everyone rises: women rise, children rise, and… Read More »
Meet KHIN MAY ZAW—Senior Editor of Multimedia for Radio Free Asia, based in Washington, D.C. She dedicates herself to bringing… Read More »
“Together, women of the third world, the first world, the middle world, this one globe, have to be united and… Read More »
Meet JOCELYN KELLY—passionate young human rights activist and researcher. Jocelyn has focused her research in the Democratic Republic of the… Read More »
Meet K’NYAW PAW. K’nyaw Paw is a remarkable young activist working to change the lives of women in Burma. For… Read More »
“We must recognize that sexual violence has been the greatest silence of wars.” Meet Luz Méndez. Luz is a women’s… Read More »
Meet SHINKAI KAROKHAIL. Shinkai Karokhail is currently serving as an elected parliamentarian in the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic… Read More »
Along with women’s organizations worldwide, Nobel Women’s Initiative is again taking part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender… Read More »
Visit our 16 Days of Activism blog now. Meet the activists from our 16 Days 2010. Meet the activists… Read More »
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November 25 - December 10
Each year since 1991, tens of thousands of activists from around the world have taken part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. The campaign’s central messages – women’s rights are human rights and violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights – have been a rallying call of the women’s movement. For these 16 days, Nobel Women’s Initiative is spotlighting stories about women activists around the globe.
