Today is the International Day against Gender Violence. It is terrible that violence still exists in the twenty-first century.
This day
was designated in 1999 by the United Nations General Assembly. The date
was chosen to commemorate and pay tribute to the lives of the Mirabal sisters from the
Dominican Republic who were violently assassinated in 1960. Each year on this day, governments, international
organizations and NGOs are invited to organize activities designed to
raise public awareness of the problem.
Here is an extract of Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women this year:
"Millions of women and girls around the world are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated or even murdered in what constitutes appalling violations of their human rights. [...] We must fundamentally challenge the culture of discrimination that allows violence to continue. On this International Day, I call on all governments to make good on their pledges to end all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts of the world, and I urge all people to support this important goal." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Domestic battery, rape and sexual abuse, mutilation, exploitation, ... Gender-based violence affects us all and we all may know women or girls who have suffered from this kind of violence and for whom violence is a daily reality. It
destroys families, weakens the fabric of our society, and takes a heavy
toll on our communities.
Today is also an opportunity to remember those who have died as a
result of gender-based violence. And finally, it is a day on which
communities can consider concrete actions to eliminate all forms of
violence against women and girls.
Here is a song by Sarita Bhukal, True Beauty.
It perfectly reflects what gender violence is about.
Some parts may even hurt your feelings, since they are disturbing.
You are invited to write your comments after listening to it.
Hi Sofia.
ResponderEliminarI like your blog.
The Gender Violence is a big problem and not just less developed societies. As we see in the video EEUU is one of the most affected for this problem. Between all of us we have to change it.
What I can´t undestand about Gender Violence is its evolution -better, its no evolution- in rich countries. Some years ago I thought that the problem would decrease with new generations; simply it was a question of education and culture. Now I don´t know what to think. Around us there are many young men -even teenagers- with these attitudes and many young girls that tolerate them. Nowadays, that´s incredible
ResponderEliminarABEL
It´s a pity that in a society like Europe so open-minded and development there are some women and from time to time men that suffer gender violence.Furthermore most of us can´t understand why in other countries is allowed to mistreat women,even more,why their family and relatives force them into prostitution or raped and sell them into marriage when they are teenagers or cover their face in burns.
ResponderEliminarIn these days in India there are public demostrations to show their disagreement because two women are been raped and brutally beaten.That society is changing and realise that women have the same rights that men and we can´t afford to treat women so badly