Today, November 25, many countries around the world events are being held to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The event was launched in 1999 by a decision of the UN General Assembly. UN General Assembly, UNN writes.
History of the event, statistics
It was on November 25, 1960, in the Dominican Republic the Mirabal sisters - Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa - were brutally murdered. The sisters were members of the underground that fought against dictator Rafael Trujillo. And it was on his orders they were killed.
In 1993, the United Nations adopted a special Declaration with calling for the complete elimination of all violence against women.
The symbol of today's event is a ribbon worn by men wear as a sign that they themselves will not will not commit violence against women themselves, and will not hush up such facts.
According to various statistics, about 70% of women in the in the world experience violence in one form or another, 35% of women have been beaten or raped at least once. beaten or raped at least once.
Out of 10 cases of human trafficking, 7 are women, and 80% of them become of which 80% are victims of sexual exploitation.
Situation in Ukraine
Various NGOs report that every year in Ukraine, more than one million women suffer from beatings and rape as a result of domestic violence.
About 600 women in Ukraine die every year at the hands of of domestic tyrants.
Despite the fact that since 2019 domestic violence has been a separate criminal offense criminal offense since 2019, many of its facts are silenced.
At the same time, about 20% of women say they deserve such actions against them.
In Ukraine, in the first 9 months of this year, 5,000 criminal offenses against domestic violence were registered 5,000 criminal offenses of domestic violence were registered in Ukraine in the first 9 months of this year.