The 16 day of activism against gender violence is being organized across the globe. Uday Socio Cultural Organisation has also become a part of this campaign. It is a global campaign that started on November 25 i.e. International day for the Elimination of violence against women and concluded on December 10.
Here on Sunday, street play was presented by the children in Pipaliya Padekha and Bala ji Nagar slums to bring awareness on how to eliminate violence against women.
A Signature Campaign on Human Rights Day was organized in front of Ashima Mall to bring the attention of people towards the social evil and to give a message of importance on the need to stop the violence on women. Candle light march from Ashima Mall to Bagmugliya bus stand, to give tribute to the brave girl “Nirbhaya”.
Around 600 people participated in this campaign; children of 12 -16 age group also participated.
Human rights day November 25 was selected to felicitate the Mirabel sisters-the three political activists from Republics - who were brutally murdered in 1960 by the country’s Ruler, Rafael Trujillo.
On December 20 1993, the general Assembly adopted the declaration on the Elimination of violence against women through resolution 48/104, paving the path towards eradicating violence against women and girls world- wide.
Finally on February 7 2000, the general assembly adopted resolution 54/134, officially designating 25th November as the international day for the elimination of violence against women, thus joining the campaign, Nyaya Chaupal –women cell, an initiative of Uday social development society which is also conducting various activities in the slums of Bhopal to spread awareness among the neighbourhoods of the need to stop violence against women and girls.
The 16 day campaign aimed to educate the public on ways to prevent being dragged into a violent relationship that may even have criminal elements and to educate the victims of violence on the ways they can seek and find assistance bring awareness to eliminate violence against women.