25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Women are at risk from guns in the home and suffer sexual violence at gunpoint. Women are also prominently involved in campaigns to stop gun violence, and play vital roles in peace building and disarmament initiatives.

The above animation has been developed by the Women Under Fire campaign on the impact of guns on women’s lives. Besides English, it is also available in five other languages:

Français, Español, العَرَبِيَّة, and Português.

The period between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and International Human Rights Day (10 December) is a period of activism against gender violence Click here to read more

2006 marks the 16th anniversary of the 16 Days against gender violence, and in commemoration IANSA members are planning events around the world.

In South Africa, the One in Nine campaign formed a human chain against gender-based violence and presented 16 Demands for 16 Days of Activism to government representatives.

The Centre for Global Women's Leadership held an event at the Church Centre at the United Nations celebrating 16 Years of 16 Days of Activism.

Amnesty International launched Shelter Stories, an interactive portal that asks visitors to take a new action every day to help shelters for domestic violence survivors.

The International Museum of Women launched an online forum discussing the role of Women as peacemakers.

For more information please visit the following links:

Ações em Gênero Cidadania e Desenvolvimento (AGENDE) 16 anos de campanha

Sixteen Ways UNFPA Works to End Gender Violence

UNIFEM: “Not a Minute More” 16 Days campaign page

Center for Women's Global Leadership: Strengthening Resistance: Confronting Violence against Women and HIV/AIDS

The Women Under Fire campaign to stop gun violence against women.

Previous 16 Days of Activism Events

2005

In Kenya, FECCLAHA (Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa) launched the Tamar Campaign, to educate churches on measures to reduce gender-based violence.

In Canada, the Toronto Sun newspaper published a profile of Professor Wendy Cukier, the chair of the National Coalition Against Gun Control, who successfully campaigned for tougher gun laws following the Montreal Massacre (6 December 1989) when 14 young women were shot dead.

The World Health Organisation launched its first ever study on violence against women. Click here to read the report.