25/11/2022
Together we can
change our culture for the better by
ending violence against women and
girls
International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women
Women's rights activists have
observed 25 November as a day
against gender-based violence since
1981. This date was selected to
honour the Mirabal sisters, three
political activists from the Dominican
Republic who were brutally murdered
in 1960 by order of the country's ruler,
Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).
