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16 DAYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE 2013
From
Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let's Challenge Militarism and End
Violence Against Women
16 Days Campaign: 25 November - 10 December 2013
A REFUGEE WOMAN PERFORMS DAILY
TASKS AT ZA’ATRI CAMP IN
The 16 Days campaign is an opportunity to show international solidarity in the fight to end violence against women. This year's theme--From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World--highlights the link between militarism and gender violence, as well as the role of women as peacemakers in their own homes and nations. Amnesty International joins with the 16 Days Campaign and with organizations and people all over the world to promote women's rights to peace and freedom from violence. Join with us these 16 days to stand against gender violence and help us end violence against women!
You can make a difference!
Learn more about each of the featured countries below featured for the 16 Days
to find out more about women's human rights and gender violence and how you can
take action to fight for women's human rights around the globe.
Click on each of the following linked issue briefs below to stand with women
in each country in the struggle to against militarism and to end gender
violence!
For more information about these issues, or how you can get involved as a women's human rights defender, please visit us at aiusa.org/women or email Amnesty International USA's Women's Human Rights Coordination Group at WHR@aiusa.org. You can also sign up to join our Women's Action Network to receive women's rights updates and action opportunities.
What is Gender-based violence?
Gender-based violence is violence that is directed against a woman because she
is a woman, or is violence that affects women disproportionately. Both
gender-based violence and violence against women are terms used to describe
human rights violations committed against women that stem from gender
inequality and the failure of governments and societies to recognize the human
rights of women. Acts of gender-based violence can include domestic violence,
sexual abuse, rape, sexual harassment, trafficking of women, forced
prostitution, harmful social practices, and more.
What is Militarism?
Militarism is a process whereby military values, institutions and patterns of
behavior have a dominant influence over society. It is an ideology that creates
a culture of fear and supports the use of violence, aggression, or military
interventions for settling disputes and enforcing economic and political
interests. Militarization often precedes conflict, almost always accompanies
it, and can remain a part of its legacy. To read more about militarism in the context
of gender-based violence, click here.
Gender-based violence inhibits or nullifies the enjoyment of a person's full human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the:
Those whose rights are violated are entitled to:
This year we seek to raise awareness about militarism and violence against women in six different contexts around the world. Through this landing page you can explore the global dimensions of gender violence and militarism, access current Amnesty research and campaigns on this issue, and take action for women's rights throughout the 16 days.
The 16 Days against gender violence campaign focuses on the following themes: