Ebergassing shines orange: fight against violence on women starts!

Ebergassing shines orange: fight against violence on women starts!

In a powerful sign against violence against women, a special sprayer campaign recently took place in Eberschassing. This event was part of the global campaign "16 days against violence against women and girls", which was launched by the United Nations. This action time is still running until December 10, 2024, which started on November 25th, the International Memorial Day for all women and girls who suffered violence, as violentinfo.at reported . .

The "Orange the World" campaign

The "Orange the World" campaign, which has been taking place annually since 2015, aims to raise awareness of the serious human rights violations, which represents violence against women and girls. During this time, buildings in orange -colored lighting shine worldwide, which sets a clearly visible sign against this violence. This initiative for an important thing is part of the commitment to denominate violence against women and actively combat, so Noen.at .

The campaign originated in 1991 when the US “Center for Women’s Global Leadership” launched the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence”. The effects of these 16 days are noticeable worldwide because they are used to make the extent of violence and its many facets visible and to draw attention to the basic human rights violations that have to endure women and girls every day. This movement is supported by numerous organizations that stand up for the rights and protection of women.