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March on violance against women and  human rights day celebrations
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MEDIA STATEMENT
 ALL MEDIA
 03 DECEMBER 1999


MARCH AND RALLY TO HIGHLIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CELEBRATE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

A rally will be held on Friday 3 December to mark the close of 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women. This rally will gather at 
Pallo Jordan Avenue in Bisho. After the rally a procession will march to the Provincial Premier’s Office to hand over a declaration on 
women’s rights.

The declaration calls upon the provincial government to implement the SADC Addendum on Government and Civil Society which binds all 
government ministries to adopt measures and programmes geared to eradicating gender oppression.

The rally and march are organised by the Office on the Status of Women and supported by the Labour Movement, Political Parties and a range 
of Non Governmental and women’s organisations campaigning on gender issues. The campaigned was launced on 25November which was 
International Day of &#145;No Violence Against Women’ and ends on 10 December which is International Human Rights Day.

The campaign links these two important days and serves to highlight Women’s Rights as Human Rights. The main theme this year is 
&#145;BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE’ and it focuses on Preventing Offending Behaviour.

The Office hopes to see men participating in this event alongside women to commit to eradicating all forms of gender-based violence.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the OSW on Tel no: 040-6350706 & 040-6092417

Issued: Communications Division – Office of the Premier

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