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16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence: creating a culture that says no to violence against women November 25-December 10, 2002.


The 16 Days of Activism Gender Violence has become an annual event in many regions. Activists have used this 16-day period to create a solidarity movement that raises awareness around gender-based violence as a human rights abuse. The movement works to ensure better protection for survivors of violence and calls For the elimination of all forms of violence against women. The Campaign links violence against women and human rights, emphasising that all forms of violence, whether perpetrated in the public or private sphere The private sphere is the complement or opposite of the public sphere. Heidegger argues that it is only in the private sphere that one can be one's authentic self.

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, are a violation of human rights. The dates chosen for the Campaign symbolically make this link: November 25 marks the International Day Against Violence Against Women and December 10 is International Human Rights Day. The 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including December 1, which is World AIDS, This year's campaign activities will explore the intersection of culture and violence against women. Advocates are encouraged to discuss and strategize strat·e·gize  
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To plan a strategy for (a business or financial venture, for example).

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 around the link between culture and all forms of violence against women.

For more information please contact: Lisa M. Clarke Women's Global Leadership Centre E-mail: lmdarke@rci.rutgers.edu

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 Non a la violence contre les femmes 25 novembre--10 decembre 2002

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fashionable society. See Beau monde.
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 le monde a percevoir la violence fondee sur le sexe comme une violation de droits de l'homme. Le but du mouvement est d'assurer une meilleure protection aux victimes de la violence et exige l'elimination de toutes les formes (language, music) Formes - An object-oriented language for music composition and synthesis, written in VLISP.

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 de violence contre les femmes. La campagne lie la violence contre les femmes aux questions de droits de l'homme, mettant l'accent sur le fait que, toute forme forme (form) pl. formes   [Fr.] form.

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 de violence, qu'elle se produise dans la sphere privee ou publique, constitue une violation de droits de l'homme. Les dates qui ont ete retenues pour la campagne etablissent ce lien symbolique : le 25 novembre marque la Journee Internationale dediee a la Violence contre les Femmes et le 10 decembre est la Journee Internationale des droits de l'Homme. La periode de 16 jours met aussi d'autres jours importants en relief, tels que le 1er decembre, qui est la Journee Internationale du SIDA. Les activites de la campagne de cette annee exploreront la correlation entre la culture et la violence contre les femmes. Les militants sont pries pries 1  
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Pur plus d'information, priere de contracter : Lisa M. Clarke Women's Global Leadership Centre E-mail: lmclarke@rci.rutgers.edu
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