IANSA women from 29 countries organised events to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which began on 25 November and ended on 10 December - International Human Rights Day. This year members of IANSA Women’s Network urged national governments to take action on the commitments they have made to ending armed violence – including domestic violence – against women. They also pushed further the Disarming Domestic Violence (DDV) campaign. By being part of this campaign, IANSA women send a strong message to the whole world: armed violence against women must stop!
Activities range from concerts to film screenings to art exhibitions. Highlights include a street action under the slogan “Do not slur over to violence report it!” organised by JWCR in Macedonia. FMJC launched the DDV campaign in six provinces of DR Congo in two major national languages: Swahili and Lingala. In the Middle East, Defend International conducted extensive media outreach and held workshops. In El Salvador, CEMUJER distributed campaign materials in the Congress and the ministries of Interior and Justice urging the government to protect women from gun violence. AWAZ CDS held seminars in seven cities of Pakistan. Other IANSA WN participants were:
Africa:
• Cameroon - Youth and Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP)
• Côte d’Ivoire - Mouvement Panafricain de la Jeunesse Feminine pour la Paix
• DR Congo - Media Women for Justice in Congo (FMJC); SOS Women in Danger; Centre for Justice Studies and Resolution 1325; Centre de Recherches et d’Actions sur la Paix et la Sécurité and the Women's Action Network (RAF).
• Malawi - Centre for Conflict Management and Women Development Affairs
• Nigeria - Women Information Network (WINET)
• Senegal - Mouvement contre les Armes Légères en Afrique de l'Ouest (MALAO)
• Sierra Leone - Action Aid International (AAISL); Sierra Leone Action Network on Small Arms (SLANSA)
• South Africa - Ceasefire Campaign and Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre
• Uganda - Joint Christian Council (UJCC); Centre for Conflict Resolution (CECORE)
Americas:
•: Canada - Project Ploughshares, University of Guelph, women associations from Guelph, Canadian Coalition for Gun Control and Nobel Women's Initiative
• Chile - ISIS International; SERPAJ
• Colombia - Colectivo Mujeres Pazificas; Madres por la Vida; CELPAC; LIMPAL
• El Salvador - CEMUJER
• Haiti - Organisation de Femmes Pour le Développement de Thomonde (OFAT)
• Mexico - Grupo de Mujeres de San Cristóbal de las Casas; ITESO University
• Venezuela - Amnesty International
Asia:
• India - Control Arms Foundation of India; Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network; Research Academy for Rural Enrichment (RARE)
• Nepal - Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal (IHRICON)
• Pakistan - AWAZ Centre for Development Services; Ecumenical Commission for Human Development (ECHD).
Europe:
• Macedonia - Journalists for the Rights of Women and Children and Environmental Protection
• Portugal - Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES)
• Norway and Sweden - Defend International
• UK - Associate Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security; CARE International; International Rescue Committee; International Alert
Middle East:
• Iraq - Al-Nahrain University; Association of Affected Women; National Association for Human Rights
• Lebanon - Palestinian Association for Human Rights
• Ramallah-Palestine, Kurdistan region and Yemen - Defend International |
