International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – 25 November
November 26 , 2017 2555 days 1081 0
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) is observed every year across the world on 25th November.
The day seeks to raise awareness about violence against the women and girls, end violence against women and also seeks to show that prevention is possible against violence of women.
The theme for the year 2017 is ‘Leave no one behind: end violence against women and girls’.
This day is commemorated in memory of three Mirabal sisters, political activists from Dominican Republic who were brutally assassinated during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in 1960.