White Ribbon Day: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

As the title say tomorrow is White Ribbon Day, it is international day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The White Ribbon Campaign is the first male lead campaign to end violence against women in the world. Men are encouraged to take a stand and say that violence, in any form, is never acceptable.

The White Ribbon Campaign represents the convergence of two global campaigns focused on violence against women. Its origin was in 1991, on the second anniversary of the massacre of 14 women by a lone gunman in Montreal, Canada, when a handful of Canadian men initiated a White Ribbon campaign to urge men to speak out against violence against women. In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly declared November 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) and the White Ribbon has become the symbol for the day.

This year's theme is “Human Rights for Women, Human Rights for All: UDHR60.” National Centre Against Violence /NCAV/ [Mongolia] is running varies activities untill 10th Dec. please visit the website: http://16daysmongoliaenglish.weebly.com