Walking the talk on SGBV: an implementation checklist to narrow the gaps

ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog · Nov 25, 2021 · 13m

Thirty years ago today, 23 women launched the ‘16 Days of Action’ against gender-based violence.[1] Each year, this campaign begins on the 25th of November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and ends on the 10th of December (Human Rights Day) to symbolically link these two days. In the three decades since, much has been achieved – we now have many international commitments and plans of action to eliminate gender-based violence. A critical component of these is the modification of domestic legislation. In this post to mark the 30th campaign of the 16 Days of…