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Contents:
* Press release: UN Women rallies partners to take a stand against sexual violence on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
* Take Five: “We should not tolerate any violence and should not be bullied into silence”
* Survivors of sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia speak out
* Student leaders in Guatemala lead research and advocacy to end sexual harassment
* I am Generation Equality: Marissa Gabriela Solano, feminist and human rights activist
* UN Women Executive Director’s Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2019
* In the words of Françoise Gbeko: “Now I can support my family…and send my children to school”
* I am Generation Equality: Fatmira Dajlani, child marriage survivor and activist
* I am Generation Equality: “I am a child born out of wartime rape”
* From where I stand: “If we talk more about sexual harassment in our society, we’ll change mindsets”
* The men who are standing tall against early marriages in the Gaza Strip
* Generation Equality action pack, November 2019: Generation Equality Stands against Rape
* 16 ways you can stand against rape culture




** Press release: UN Women rallies partners to take a stand against sexual violence on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ([link removed])
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Nov 24, 2019 07:42 pm
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From November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, multiple events worldwide, such as marches, art competitions, cycling rallies and marathons will be organized as part of the UN System wide activities for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, to urge actions to end this scourge that impacts one in three women worldwide.
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** Take Five: “We should not tolerate any violence and should not be bullied into silence” ([link removed])
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Nov 22, 2019 04:27 pm
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Anna Ryl is a women’s right activist and heads the “Korgau Astana” public foundation in the capital city of Kazakhstan. The foundation created the first shelter for victims of domestic and sexual violence in Nur-Sultan, providing free legal and psychological services for survivors.
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** Survivors of sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia speak out ([link removed])
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Nov 20, 2019 05:05 pm
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Since 2011, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) has funded two generations of projects supporting the Victims Support Section of the ECCC, which has worked to ensure that women survivors of violence under the Khmer Rouge become visible and participate in the justice process.
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** Student leaders in Guatemala lead research and advocacy to end sexual harassment ([link removed])
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Nov 20, 2019 12:18 pm
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For far too long, sexual harassment and violence have been normalized in college campuses across Guatemala, creating a pervasive rape culture. Armed with new data and research, students and leading and shaping public opinion for recognizing sexual harassment as a crime.
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** I am Generation Equality: Marissa Gabriela Solano, feminist and human rights activist ([link removed])
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Nov 19, 2019 11:13 am
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Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality. Marissa Gabriela Solano, 33, is a Honduran audiovisual producer, human rights activist, and a self-proclaimed feminist. She focuses on afro-descendant people’s rights and published studies and led audio-visual workshops on the issue.
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** UN Women Executive Director’s Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2019 ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 01:04 pm
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In her message for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says: "If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape".
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** In the words of Françoise Gbeko: “Now I can support my family…and send my children to school” ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 01:00 pm
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Françoise Gbeko , 36, is one of the many Christian women married to Muslim men who were living in harmony in the Central African Republic (CAR) until the latest crisis erupted in December 2012. Despite the short respite following the Peace Agreement in February 2019, an estimated 2.6 million people (63 per cent of the population) are still in need of humanitarian assistance, half of them are women and girls.
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** I am Generation Equality: Fatmira Dajlani, child marriage survivor and activist ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 12:57 pm
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Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality. Fatmira Dajlani has been working as an activist for 14 years in Albania and is leading “Roma Gateway for Integration” organization in Fushe Kruje.
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** I am Generation Equality: “I am a child born out of wartime rape” ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 12:15 pm
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Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality. Ajna Jusić, 26 years old, is the President of the Forgotten Children of War Association, a psychologist and a feminist from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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** From where I stand: “If we talk more about sexual harassment in our society, we’ll change mindsets” ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 12:10 pm
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Law graduate and Thai women’s rights activist Thararat Panya, 23, used her experience of sexual assault to drive change at the Thammasat University in Bangkok.
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** The men who are standing tall against early marriages in the Gaza Strip ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 12:07 pm
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After taking part in UN Women’s Regional Men and Women for Gender Equality Programme, men and boys have become change makers to promote gender equality and challenge the tradition of early marriage.
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** Generation Equality action pack, November 2019: Generation Equality Stands against Rape ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 09:24 am
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For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, and under the umbrella of the Generation Equality campaign to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign is calling upon people from all walks of life, across generations, to take our boldest stand yet against rape.
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** 16 ways you can stand against rape culture ([link removed])
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Nov 18, 2019 07:51 am
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Every day we have the opportunity to examine our behaviours and beliefs for biases that permit rape culture to continue. From the attitudes we have about gender identities to the policies we support in our communities, we can all take action to stand against rape culture.
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