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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. The date came from the brutal 1961 assassination of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women The General Assembly has designated 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and has invited governments international organizations and NGOs to organize on that day activities designated to raise public awareness on the problem resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999
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