25th November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25-11-2008
Women’s Call for Peace in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Deeply concerned by the renewed outbreaks of wars and the ongoing armed conflicts in the Great Lakes Region, women of the Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of the Congo groups, in alliance with the World March of Women, are issuing a call for peace in the African Great Lakes Region and around the world.
Click to read the statement.
Mexico: caravan in the struggle against violence against women
Women from every state in Mexico will gather together on 29th November in a march and a politico-cultural act to demand that the responsible authorities guarantee life, freedom and justice for women. The demonstration leaves from the Angel of Independence at 9 am in the direction of the Zocalo.
Click to read the full invitation.