UN Declares 16 Days of Activism Against Sexual Violence
- Publisher:
- Voice of America
- Publication Date:
- 6 December 2013
- Tags:
- Africa, Health and Medicine, Human Rights, Women and Gender
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONE OF EVERY THREE WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE...AND IT'S UP TO EACH OF US TO RIGHT THAT WRONG.THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING AND A SHAME ON THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE. TO RAISE ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, THE UNITED NATIONS HAS DECLARED THE SIXTEEN DAYS FROM NOVEMBER 25TH THRU DECEMBER 10TH, 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AIMED AT ENDING, ONCE AND FOR ALL, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.
