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"We will never combat gender-based violence and violence against women if we are not addressing the root causes of the problem.ā€

Follow below to learn why prevention is at the heart of our work in addressing gender-based violence ā¬‡ļø #EndViolenceAgainstWomen

Trigger warning. āš ļø What is gender-based violence and what is the Red Cross doin
What exactly is gender-based violence and who does this impact? #EndViolenceAgainstWomen What is gender-based violence?    Gender-based violence is a
Did you know that in Niger, West Africa, 3 out of 5 women have suffered some sort of sexual gender-based violence in their lives? Gender-based violence affects people all around the world
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My #FGM TORTUREšŸ©ø
"My Genitals Were Sewn Up With Acacia Thorns (the image)!"
Malko Jama Recalls Hers:
""I was nine. A woman came to the house. They held me down and held my legs apart and she cut me with a razor and stitched me back up with acacia thorns.
She cut out the clitoris
and the inner labia and then she cut out the flesh from the outer labia and sewed up the skin that was left.
Now they have a more modern way for stitching girls back up but at the time they used thorns like pins.
She cut out the clitoris and the inner labia and then she cut out
the flesh from the outer labia and sewed up the skin that was left.
When it was finished they took a big sheet and a cord and they bound my thighs together... so that I had to stay there with my legs together. They brought me small pieces of bread but refused to allow me water or
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No Met Police ban nor the official organisers calling it off can stop the anger and solidarity from expressing themselves on the streets. #ReclaimTheNight #ReclaimTheseStreets
Cops are now trying to take away the mic from organisers of the #ReclaimTheseStreets vigil at Clapham Common
Incredible. Cops are seriously trying to put an end to the #Saraeverard vigil in Clapham. "Shame on you!" #ReclaimTheseStreets #ReclaimTheNight
VIDEO @kellyjaderogers
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Today is the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The violence, harassment & inequity perpetrated & fostered by men against women must stop & itā€˜s up to men to stop it.

#WhiteRibbonDay
An est 6% of males are rapists, that's approx. 234mil worldwide. This stat comes from two different studies cited below on the veracity of the Enliven Project re: the legal issues around rape, prosecutions & concerns about false accusations.

yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/meeā€¦
In the UK, the number of prosecutions & convictions for rape is down to the lowest level since annual recording began. In Ireland, 50% of women experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, compared to a fifth of men.

irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4008ā€¦
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Bimpe(Pseudo) was still in a happy mood a day to her 20th birthday when Sule(Pseudo- an acquaintance) invited her to come collect her birthday gift, when she got there, he persuaded her to enter his house, immediately she entered, he locked the door & gave her series of slaps. Image
After giving her series of slaps, Sule forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
When Bimpe confronted the rapist & reported him to his family, He liaised with some rogue police officers to frustrate her life as she got arrested twice claiming she tried to defame him.
Thankfully, with our intervention, Bimpe was released; after which we formally petitioned the C.P to investigate the matter; Afterwards, the suspected rapist was arrested & charged to Court.
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ā€œIt is imperative that we all take action against violence and discrimination that continue to affect women and girlsā€ - @Scanlon_Leslie at 25th anniversary of the founding of @cpkorgpl , an amazing NGO working to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #Thread
Congratulations to Urszula Nowakowska, founder of the Centre For Womenā€™s Rights @cpkorgpl on your 25th anniversary. The devotion and dedication your team has shown in fighting Violence Against Women is inspiring.
The moving stories, of successful @cpkorgpl projects, told by the volunteers and partners of the Centre left us hopeful there is much we can achieve to end #ViolenceAgainstWomen if we act together.
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Sexual harassment at workplace
Sexual harassment is any unwanted behavior of a sexual nature which makes you feel offended, uncomfortable, intimidated or humiliated.

#OrangeTheWorld
#GenerationEquality
#16DaysOfActivism
Quid pro quo
This is when your submission to a sexual act or sexual advances is seen as a condition for either getting a job, a promotion, or any other benefit in your job which you would normally have been entitled to, and should be based on merit.
#orangetheworld
Offensive working environment
This is when you receive unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in a working environment.
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#16DaysOfActivism
#GenerationEquality
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THREAD to mark UN International day to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen which is today, 25th November, as per UN resolution 54/134. This is the date on which, in 1960, the Mirabal sisters, Dominican Republic activists, were murdered on the order of the Dominican Leader.
2. Why is International Day to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen women still needed? 49 countries have no laws against any violence in a marital/intimate relationship (also known as domestic abuse/violence). In 37, rapists escape prosecution if married to or eventually marry the victim
3. Across the world, including in the UK, women who are killed are more likely to be killed by partner, ex-partner or family member than any other category of person. In UK, two women per week are killed by partner or ex.
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