20th Year of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence - from November 25, International Day Against Gender Violence to December 10, International Human Rights Day - is on its 20th year.
The chosen dates mark that violence against women in different ways in times of peace, war and conflict is a violation of women's rights, and women's rights is human rights.

The theme for 2010's observance of the 16 Days of Activism is "Structures of Violence: Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women".

Read more about this years 16 Days Campaign: http://16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/2010-campaign/theme-announcement
Read more about UN Report on Violence Against Women: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36513&CR=gender+equality&CR1=#
Read about the White Ribbon Campaign: http://www.whiteribbon.ca/
Read about Zonta International's support to UNIFEM and SAY No - Unite Campaign to end violence against women : http://saynotoviolence.org/around-world/news/zonta-international-says-no-violence-against-women

MaryLou Espiritu-Olsson
United Nations Committee Chair, District 21
Zonta International District 21 Sweden and Latvia