End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International Day on Friday 25th November 2016.
Forms of violence:
Physical
Sexual
Psychological.
It is important to note what this movement is about. Ending violence against women but it is more than that. It is a situation that has been ongoing but has been stimulated in different forms such as the Maria da Penha tribulation (http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2011/8/maria-da-penha-law-a-name-that-changed-society). Which in the end turned out to be an extraordinary movement for the rights of all women in society. Briefly explaining what happened; Maria was in a relationship with her husband who tried to electrocute her after already shooting her in sleep. It is said that the new Law that has been unforced since this incident has only been applies/used in larger cities. Unfortunately; not all woman are as lucky as to survive these attacks and even 2016 there are still cases of violence towards woman. According to World Health Organisation, 1 in 3 woman world wide are estimated to have experience some sort of violence.
But it is important to note that it is not only in relationships in general where these acts of violence occurs. In some cultures it is said that men are superior to woman and always will be.
Rape.
Violence.
Death.
Women.
Equal?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-walsh/mass-rapes-to-mass-protes_b_13227522.html
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs239/en/
Decide for yourself. What is going to be your action for today? Are you going to read one of the links above? Learn something new today and keep yourself aware of what is going on around the world. Some of the articles mentioned have provoked others to arise. Such as violence towards woman in Brazil and Kenya even leading onto Women and children.
Become a percentage wiser than you were yesterday.
#SuperSaturday
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