25 November marks the start of 16 Days of Activism culminating in the celebration of Human Rights Day on 10 December. On the 25th of each month the call is for us to wear orange as a sign we want to eliminate violence against women.
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Soroptimists worldwide campaign for gender equality because women feature disproportionately in the statistics on violence. We want violence against women to stop.
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At least 119 countries have passed laws on domestic violence, 125 have laws on sexual harassment and 52 have laws ...
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