Source: UN WOMEN
Date: 25 November 2010 – 10 December 2010
Location: International
In June 1991, the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL), with participants of the first Women’s Global Institute on Women, Violence and Human Rights, called for a global campaign — 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.

Participants chose the dates 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and 10 December, International Human Rights Day, in order to emphasize that violence against women is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including 29 November, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, 1 December, World AIDS Day, and 6 December, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, when 14 women engineering students were gunned down for being feminists.

Each year, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence focuses on a particular theme. Since its inception, the campaign has grown exponentially and, in 2005, activities took place in some 130 countries, involving different levels and sectors of government, international and local NGOs, and United Nations entities.

In recent years, entities of the United Nations system, including various funds and agencies, and United Nations country offices, have participated in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence in various ways.

 For more details, visit the event web page.