Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

“16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women” is a global campaign celebrated by more than 1,700 organizations in over 100 states across the world. The campaign starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on 10 December, the Human Rights Day.

The “16 Days” campaign covers significant international dates linking women, elimination of violence and human rights:

• 25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
• 1 December – World AIDS Day
• 3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 6 December – Montreal massacre anniversary
• 10 December – Human Rights Day

25 November was declared as a day against violence against women by the first feminist meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean (Feminist Encuentro) held in Bogota, Colombia, in 1981. This date marked the day that the Mirabel sisters (Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa) were brutally assassinated during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960. In 1999, the United Nations adopted resolution 54/134 officially proclaiming 25 November to be the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

3 December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This date is observed since 1992 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution inviting all countries to mark this day with the purpose of ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities and their equal participation in society. This day is an occasion to draw attention to the problems faced by persons with disabilities, first and foremost poverty, the high unemployment rate and exclusion from society.

1 December marks the beginning of the first annual campaign that seeks to win public support for the development of programmes for the prevention of the spread of the disease, and for educating and spreading awareness about problems related to HIV/AIDS.

6 December marks the anniversary of the Montreal massacre, in commemoration of 6 December 1989 when the 25-year old Marc Lepine, armed with a semiautomatic rifle and knives, killed fourteen women and wounded thirteen people (nine women and four men) at a college in Montreal. In 1991, the Canadian government proclaimed 6 December as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.

10 December 1948, upon the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, governments recognized the human rights of all members of the human family to “life, freedom, security etc. without distinction of any kind”. This date is a milestone in contemporary history when all nations of the world united to put an end to the genocide in the Second World War once and for all. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was one of the first major achievements of the United Nations and as a document it sets the fundamental philosophy underpinning all legally binding international instruments created after 1948.

Source: www.womenngo.org.rs