Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Supports Efforts to End Violence Against Women
From street harassment to intimate partner violence and sexual assault, violence against women crosses every boundary. It is not limited to a particular culture, or region, or society. According to World Bank data, women aged 15-44 years are at higher risk of rape and domestic violence than cancer, car collisions, war and malaria.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an international campaign that grew from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute in 1991. The dates, November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) -December 10 (International Human Rights Day) were chosen to symbolize that violence against women is a human rights violation.
The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) believes it is the right of every woman and girl to live free of violence. That is why we support the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign and its efforts to end all forms of GBV by raising public awareness and increasing political will and resources for women and girls in all parts of the world.
This year, the World Health Organization has also developed a new handbook, Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence, a resource for clinicians or those providing first-line support to a woman who has been subjected to violence to help with appropriate responses and target her specific needs.
Join the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit in support of saying no to violence today and every day.
To find out more about gender-based violence, visit these websites
https://www.facebook.com/16DaysCampaign
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign/16_days/en/
Or join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtags:
#16Days
#EndGBV
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