16 Days Campaign

2008 FEATURED 16 DAYS WEBSITES:

Women Make Movies film – The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c709.shtml
Ireland - Women's Aid 16 Days Blog
http://www.ireland16days.blogspot.com
Switzerland – cfd (the feminist peace organization)
http://www.cfd-ch.org/e/campaigns/16days.php (English)
www.16tage.ch (Swiss-German)
India – The Prajnya Trust
http://www.prajnya.in/16days.htm
South Africa – hosted by Women’s Net, sponsored by the Department of Provincial and Local Government (dplg), South Africa
http://www.womensnet.org.za/campaign/16-days-activism-against-gender-violence
Paraguay – “Denunciá y Exigí”
http://16diasdeactivismoparaguay.wordpress.com
Take Back the Tech! – http://www.takebackthetech.net
Men’s Resources International – http://www.mensresourcesinternational.org

HIGHLIGHTS:

CWGL Press Release – Celebrating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Women Won’t Wait. End HIV and Violence Against Women. Now (WWW) Campaign Press Release – Criminalising HIV Transmission Will Increase Women's Risk to Violence and Undermine Gains Made in the Global AIDS Response

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2009 16 DAYS THEME CONSULTATION:
Each year, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) consults with women’s human rights activists and organizations worldwide to develop a new theme for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. Please see announcement for more details.

16	Women Human Rights Defenders
	Days of Activism Against Violence

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