16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

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'''The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence''' campaign (16D) is an international campaign that seeks to spread awareness about the global humanitarian crisis of [[violence against women]] and girls (VAWG).{{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism |url=https://www.womankind.org.uk/16-days-of-activism/#:~:text=More%20than%206%2C000%20organisations%20from,Women%27s%20Global%20Leadership%20%28CWGL%29.}} The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the [[International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women|International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]], to 10 December, [[Human Rights Day]].{{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence |url=https://www.who.int/campaigns/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence/2025}}
'''The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence''' campaign (16D) is an international campaign that seeks to spread awareness about the global humanitarian crisis of [[violence against women]] and girls (VAWG).{{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism |url=https://www.womankind.org.uk/16-days-of-activism/#:~:text=More%20than%206%2C000%20organisations%20from,Women%27s%20Global%20Leadership%20%28CWGL%29.}} The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the [[International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women|International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]], to 10 December, [[Human Rights Day]].{{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence |url=https://www.who.int/campaigns/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence/2025}}


The campaign was formally established in 1991 by activists attending the first Women's Global Leadership Institute (WGLI), held by the [[Center for Women's Global Leadership]] (CWGL){{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence: OHCHR and women's human rights and gender equality |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/women/16-days-activism-against-gender-based-violence}}, at Rutgers University{{Cite web |title=Center for Women's Global Leadership |url=https://cwgl.rutgers.edu/}} in New Jersey. Since its inception in 1991, more than 6,000 organizations from nearly 190 countries have directly contributed to the 16D cause.
The campaign was formally established in 1991 by activists attending the first Women's Global Leadership Institute (WGLI), held by the [[Center for Women's Global Leadership]] (CWGL),{{Cite web |title=16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence: OHCHR and women's human rights and gender equality |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/women/16-days-activism-against-gender-based-violence}} at Rutgers University{{Cite web |title=Center for Women's Global Leadership |url=https://cwgl.rutgers.edu/}} in New Jersey. Since its inception in 1991, more than 6,000 organizations from nearly 190 countries have directly contributed to the 16D cause.


[[File:16 Days of Activism campaign - Solomon Islands (14038247499).jpg|thumb|343x343px|Women from Lord House Settlement community March in the opening parade for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.
[[File:16 Days of Activism campaign - Solomon Islands (14038247499).jpg|thumb|343x343px|Women from Lord House Settlement community March in the opening parade for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.