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The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). [1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the ...
The National Commission on Violence against Women (Indonesian: Komisi Nasional Anti Kekerasan terhadap Perempuan, commonly abbreviated as Komnas Perempuan) is an Indonesian independent state institution established in 1998 with the goal of eliminating violence against women.
Jarangga is the coordinator of the Papuan Women’s Human Rights Network (PWHRN) in Papua. [2] [3] She also coordinates Tiki - the branch of the PWHRN that works with and advocates for survivors of domestic violence.
Arophobia; Acephobia; Adultism; Anti-albinism; Anti-autism; Anti-homelessness; Anti-drug addicts; Anti-intellectualism; Anti-intersex; Anti-left handedness; Anti-Masonry
First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton during her speech in Beijing, China. "Women's rights are human rights" is a phrase used in the feminist movement.The phrase was first used in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali [a] (Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali; born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somalian-born Dutch-American writer, activist, conservative thinker and former politician. [2] [3] [4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. [5]
Definition "Partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons" (WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA, 1997).
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, [6] a mental health condition, [7] or a psychiatric disability, [2] is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. [8]