INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FIGHTING AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MARKED
November 25th
The International Day OF Fighting against Violence against Women was celebrated today, and the president of the Gender Equality Coordination Body, Zorana Mihajlovic said she was proud that Serbia joined in the campaign “16 Days of Activism in the Fight against Violence against Women” and appealed to all to report perpetrators. In Nis, the celebration of this day was organized by the City of Nis and the Safe House and this was the opportunity for the women who are accommodated at Safe House and the activists for the protection of women’s rights outlined to speak about how unacceptable any violence against a more gentle gender is. Tijana Djordjević Ilic, Nis City Council Member for Social Care, also joined the campaign, and together with the activist distributed promotional materials to passers-by about the importance of combating family and other forms of violence against women. The International Day against Violence against Women is celebrated in memory of Mirabel from the Dominican Republic, who was brutally killed the dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1960.