On December 6, 1989, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada - fourteen women lost their lives in a senseless, hate-motivated crime where their gender would determine their fate. On that tragic day, Marc Lépine rushed into a classroom and order all the men to...
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
On November 25, 2020, the annual international campaign known as the, “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” begins and continues until December 10, 2020. This year the campaign theme is: “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”. Amidst the...
COVID-19 and the impact on gender-based violence
As the COVID-19 pandemic deepens economic and social stress coupled with restricted movement and social isolation measures, gender-based violence is increasing exponentially. Many women are being forced to ‘lockdown’ at home with their abusers at the same time that...