
Global 16 Days Campaign
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An initiative of @CWGL_rutgers. Join us in our campaign to #RatifyILO190 and together, #LetsEndFemicide!
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‼️ According to UNAIDS Global, 7000 women & girls of reproductive age get #HIV weekly & victims of #IPV are 1.5x more likely to get HIV but no treatment, which may lead to death. ✊ On this #WorldAIDSDay, #LetsEndFemicide by ensuring women everywhere have the care they need.




Day 9 – ‼️ In some cultures, disability is seen as a curse and women with disabilities as witches. Killing them is seen as getting rid of a dual burden. – Women Enabled International ✊ On this Intl Day of Persons With Disabilities, #LetsEndFemicide of women and girls with disabilities!


❤️🩹 Girls with disabilities are “more likely to be subjected to mercy killings” and infanticides compared to “boys of similar age and disability” – Women Enabled International 📌 #LetsEndFemicide of women and girls with disabilities!




Day 11 – ‼️ 45% of all abortions globally are unsafe & can lead to death. – World Health Organization (WHO) 📌 States MUST ensure that a woman's #SRHR are protected so no abortions are lethal. 💻 Learn more about abortions as a form of indirect femicide: bit.ly/FemicideAborti… #LetsEndFemicide




✍️ Join the Global Global 16 Days Campaign's call to end femicide by signing the petition to @un to declare December 6 the International Day to End Femicide: change.org/EndFemicide 🫶 Together, #LetsEndFemicide and make a world without violence against women possible!


Day 13 – ‼️ In the US, ⅓ women experience dating violence, and high school & college aged women experience the highest rate of any group – U.S. Department of Justice ❤️🩹 If left unchecked, dating violence, a form of IPV, can culminate in femicide #LetsEndFemicide of women in #academia



Day 14 – 💡 Did you know: in some cultures, "older women are more vulnerable to sorcery-related femicide due to their economic dependence on others, or the property rights that they hold" – Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls ‼️ Sinister beliefs must not lead to death for women! #LetsEndFemicide




‼️ Different forms of femicide, both direct and indirect, impact women throughout their lives. 💻 Check out the 2022 Global Global 16 Days Campaign Action Guide to see how you can take action and prevent femicide! bit.ly/2022FemicideAc… 🫶 Together, #LetsEndFemicide!


Day 16 – ‼️ Legal protections, gender equality, and women's rights are regressing globally, putting women's lives at risk. – Amnesty International 📣 On this #HumanRightsDay, #LetsEndFemicide and keep women safe everywhere! 💻 Read more about what you can do: bit.ly/FemicideGuide



💜 On this Int'l #HumanSolidarityDay, the Global Global 16 Days Campaign & Center for Women's Global Leadership family wants to thank you for #30YearsOfActivism to ensure that a world without violence is possible for all. 💛 Be sure to continue your advocacy from 16➡️365 days, and together, #LetsEndFemicide!
