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One in three women worldwide face abuse, violence and rape everyday. In no country of the world are women free from this fear and terror. It is estimated that the majority of women in the world are living with severe abuse from their boyfriends, husbands and partners.
This year’s theme is: “Let’s challenge militarism and end violence against women”.
The 16 Days Campaign has been used to raise awareness of the reality of domestic violence and to push for positive change to increase women’s safety.
Women’s support services, groups under the Local Community and Development Programme, Family Resource Centres, student groups, and others hold local awareness raising events throughout the country during the 16 days of action.
The campaign grows every year with more people getting involved and speaking out about violence against women.
The 16 Days Campaign is an international campaign that started in 1991. Since then, over 5,179 groups in 187 countries have taken part.
This Campaign is successful because of the support of people in local communities and organisations nationwide, raising more awareness of the issue of domestic violence in our communities each year.
It also provides all-community groups, students, rape crisis centres and domestic violence support services, political pressure groups and individual activists, each and every one of us-with the opportunity to break the silence around domestic violence.
By organising events in local communities that highlight the issue of domestic violence and promote the services available for women, the issue becomes visible, thereby giving hope to women who are suffering that the perpetrators of abuse will be brought to account.
The 16 Days of Action run from 25th November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day.
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