16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
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| Individually created T-shirts hang in a public display in Manenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2004. The T-Shirts were created as part of the "clothesline project", which honored woman's experience and courage in facing violence. Credit: Susan Bazilli.
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The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence runs from
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November
25) and ends on International Human Rights Day (December 10). This year's theme is "Human Rights for Women, Human Rights for All".
The 16 Days Campaign, started in 1991, has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women.
Eliminating violence against women has long been a goal of the United States. The U.S. Government recognizes that the equal participation of women in the political, economic and social spheres of society is a key ingredient for democratic development. At the same time, unless women fully enjoy their human rights, to which freedom from violence is inextricably bound, then progress toward development will continue to fall short.
USAID is recognizing the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence by hosting a series of panel discussions and presentations to help raise awareness about gender-based violence and to highlight how USAID is responding to this global challenge.
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