In preparation of the centenary of the International Women's Day, The Women for A Change network has launched the 2011 campaign A Safe World for Women. The 99 years that have passed have seen great achievements and major progress, but there is still much left to be done.
States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination. States should pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating violence against women
17 years later, 1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Why the silence?
Every year, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across borders. 80% are women and girls. Buying and selling women and girls is the fastest growing criminal industry and fast becoming more lucrative than the drugs trade - and just as corrupt. Why don't our governments do more?
Female genital mutilation/cutting affects an estimated 130 million women and girls. Each year 2 million more undergo the practice. Why no action?
Up to 70% of female murder victims are killed by their male partners. Why don't people talk about it?
The world spends 300,000 times more on weapons than the UN spends on eliminating violence against women. Why?
It's time to break the circle. It's time to demand that women are valued equally as human beings, rather than commodities.
Together we can make a difference. Together we can build the largest ever movement to abolish all forms of abuse against women & girls:
trafficking, slavery, forced prostitution, rape including marital rape, battering, domestic violence, dowry-related violence, female genital mutilation, sexual abuse and harassment; torture, psychological, physical and sexual violence perpetrated by the State.
A Safe World for Women is a safe world for all. Visit A Safe World for Women, see the video above, react and take action.
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