College of Law

November 25,,,
No to violence against women. According to United Nations statistics, violence against women and girls is still one of the most common human rights violations in the world, as estimates indicate that approximately 736 million women worldwide will be subjected to violations in various forms – that is, approximately one in every three women. — They have been victims of physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives. However, the small amount of economic resources that countries allocate is alarming, as only 5% of global government aid is allocated to combating violence against women and less than 0.2% is invested in its prevention. , as
The United Nations 2023 Investment Campaign to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls calls on citizens to show how much they care about ending violence against women and girls. It also calls on governments around the world to share how they invest in preventing gender-based violence. Join the global movement under the slogan #NoExcuse, which calls for They called for urgent investments to prevent violence against women and girls and delved into the campaign’s proposals.
-Why did the United Nations make November 25 the International Day to Combat Violence against Women?
Three sisters were Patricia, Maria Minrivia, and Antonia. Their father was a successful businessman and they lived a wealthy, stable class life with their fourth sister (who is still alive). They were political opponents of the Trujillo regime, which remained in power in his country until 1961, imposing absolute control over the country through his secret alliance. With the church, the aristocrats, and the press, with his administration of a police-military power
They later formed a movement that included a group of opponents to the Trujillo regime, known as the June Fourteenth Movement. Within this group, the Mirabal sisters were nicknamed the Butterflies for their efforts and the youthful vitality they lived. However, Trujillo quickly ordered them and their families arrested, imprisoned, and abused. Later, after their release, unknown persons killed the three sisters in a manner… Brutal on November 25, it was later revealed that Trujillo was behind the assassination of the Mirabal sisters, which was the final blow to the Trujillo regime, who was assassinated six months after the incident of his assassination of the sisters.
After the collapse of the Trujillo regime with his assassination, the memory of the Mirabal sisters was honored, and their surviving sister later transformed the house in which they were born into a museum for the departed women, which includes their belongings and collects many books, documentaries, and cinematic films that immortalized the memory of the Mirabal sisters, and thus
The United Nations has designated November 25 of each year as a day to combat violence against women.
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