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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – 25 November
November 26 , 2017
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- 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.
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