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one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
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and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali
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25 November 2022
International day against violence against women
France 24
The 51 %
25 Nov 2022
By: Aline Bottin - Annette Young -Stephanie Cheval
<<A global epidemic: How do we end violence against women?
In a special edition, we mark the International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women and ask what it will take to end this global
epidemic; particularly domestic violence. Annette Young talks to Dr Jane
Monckton-Smith, a UK criminologist and a world leader on coercive
control and Sarah McGrath, the founder of the NGO Women for Women
France. As well, we report on the failure of the French legal system in
prosecuting rape cases.>>
Watch the embedded video, 12,36 min., here:
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20221125-a-global-epidemic-how-do-we-end-violence-against-women
Al Jazeera
25 Nov 2022
<<Thousands march in Spain to demand end of violence against women.
Protests come after revelations some men had prison sentences reduced
due to a loophole in new sexual abuse law.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona in
marches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women. Protesters, many wearing purple, marched down the Gran
Via in Madrid's city centre on Friday evening carrying banners and
chanting <no is no, anything else is rape>, and <we women are not
goods>. In Barcelona, people banged drums and lit flares. Since 2003,
when statistics began to count fatalities, 1,171 women have died as a
result of gender violence in Spain, according to the ministry of
equality. So far in 2022, 38 women have died. <I’ve come here because of
the problem of gender violence, because of all the deaths that are
occurring, the mistreatment of women…> said teacher and Madrid resident
Susana Rita, 42. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked men on
Friday to step forward to stop machismo. <Male violence is a tragic
reality that shames us every day,> he said at a Socialist Party event.
The protests come after it emerged that some men had their prison
sentences reduced because of a loophole in a new law governing penalties
for sexual abuse, which has caused fury and heated debate among
politicians. The law, known as the <only yes means yes> law, classifies
any non-consensual sex as rape but also sets lighter minimum sentences
for certain sexual crimes. At least 11 convicted sexual abusers have had
their prison terms reduced and five men have been released from prison,
according to the Europa Press news agency. Chants of <only yes means
yes> rang through the crowds on Friday evening.>>
SOURCE: REUTERS
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/25/thousands-march-in-spain-to-demand-end-of-violence-against-women
France 24
25 Nov 2022
FOCUS
By Claire Williot/Mathhew Thompson
<<Egypt struggles to combat scourge of violence against women
In 2017, a report from the Thomson Foundation named the Egyptian capital
Cairo as the world's most dangerous city for women. Some 99 percent of
female residents there report having been sexually haras-sed. Egyptian
women also struggle to access healthcare, education and the labour
market. For a long time, it was taboo to even discuss these topics. But
that was until the rise of a new generation of femi-nist activists, who
are using the internet and social media to de-nounce sexual violence and
support victims. Our correspondents report. Egyptian society is
gradually changing: women are more educated than before and are
beginning to stand up for their rights. Little by little, the whole
population is becoming aware of the extent of the problem. A recent
femicide has received unprecedented media coverage: TV presenter Shaimaa
Gamal was killed by her husband, a famous judge. He was sentenced to
death for the murder of his wife, who had spoken out against domestic
violence in a message on social media a few days before her death.>>
View the embedded video,5.41 min., here
and other links to embedded stories:
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20221125-egypt-struggles-to-combat-sourge-of-violence-against-women
Jinha
Womens News Agency
25 Nov 2022
<<Statement on violence against women by Arab women in Shengal
Arab women living in Shengal have issued a statement to mark the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In the
statement, they said they would strengthen our struggle for freedom with
the philosophy of <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi>. Shengal (Sinjar)- The Arab women
living in Shengal have carried out many activities and events to mark
the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The
women gathered in the Mediban and Hasevik villages of Shengal to hold a
march as part of their activities; however, the Iraqi army did not allow
them. Thereupon, the women issued a press statement. The women held the
photographs of Nagihan Akarsel, member of the Jineology Academy who was
assassinated in Sulaymaniyah on October 4, and the women, who lost their
lives during the genocide committed by ISIS in Shengal. Zehra Isa read
the press statement condemning the ongoing attacks on North and East
Syria on behalf of the women. <We have seen the most dangerous and
brutal face of ISIS. We, of course, have been suffering from the
patriarchal mentality for years,> the statement said.
They promised to struggle with the philosophy of <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi>
The statement noted that the women's uprising that started in Rojhilat
and Iran following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini has a significant
impact in the countries of the region, and that the upri-sing led by
women demanding the change of the regime has been felt and supported by
all women. <The uprising led by women chanting the slogan of 'Jin, Jiyan,
Azadi' (English: Women, Life, Freedom) shows that the 21st century will
be the century of women. We say that there is no life without women and
there is no revolution without women. We will keep struggling until we
end the patriarchal mentality. We will strengthen our struggle for
freedom with the philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi,> Zehra Îsa said in the
statement.>>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/statement-on-violence-against-women-by-arab-women-in-shengal-32335
Jinha
Womens News Agence
By Saryah Denis
23 Nov 2022
<<Spiral of gender violence in Turkey!
News Center- Violence against women in Turkey has become a phenomenon
that ignored by the government ignores and openly inflicted even on the
streets. The reports on violence against women released by independent
organizations show that more women are subjected to violence in Turkey
every day. Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the failure
to implement the laws protec-ting women, the failure to take protective
measures and many other reasons cause gender-based violence to be a part
of life. Men killed at least 280 women in Turkey the first 10 months of
2022, according to the report of the We Will Stop Femicide Platform
(Turkish: Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracagız Platformu- KCDP). Men killed
at least 299 women in the country in 2022, according to Jinnews, an
all-women news agency. The number of women who died under suspicious
circumstances increases day by day. While the report released by the
KCDP said that at least 202 women died under suspicious circum-stances
in 2022, Jinnews reported that at least 190 women died under suspicious
circumstances in 2022. Getting an official data on violence against
women in Turkey is impossible because no official reports are prepared
about the number of violence against women.
The approach of Derya Yanık, the Minister of Family and Social Services,
on violence against women is known by everyone. The minister previously
announced that violence against women in the country was <tolerable.
Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention did not mean the
country was taking a step back from tackling the elimination of
discrimination against women. This did not affect their decision to
combat violence against women,> she said in a statement. Derya Yanık
thinks that effective policies have been implemented during the rule of
the in the fight against violence. Have effective policies been
implemented in Turkey to eliminate violence against women? The reports
on violence against women in Turkey show that women are pushed into the
spiral of violence.
Reports on femicide in Turkey
According to 2021 reports on femicide, men killed 311 women and 181
women died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey. In the first 10
months of 2022, at least 299 women were killed by men. In 2022, most
women were killed for making decisions on their own lives. In a country
where marriage is promoted and the family is seen as sacred at every
opportunity, women are killed for asking a divorce in order to get rid
of violence against them. The killers of women are usually their
partners, husbands and relatives. In 2022, 136 women were killed by
their husbands. 161 women were killed at their homes, supposedly the
safest places for them. 40 women were openly killed in public areas. 152
women were shot to death.>>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/spiral-of-gender-violence-in-turkey-32314
The Guardian
23 Nov 2022
Global development is supported by
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
By Sarah Johnson
<<Estimated 45,000 women and girls killed by family member in 2021, UN
says
More than five women and girls were killed every hour by a family member
in 2021, according to new UN figures on femicide. A report, published on
Wednesday, showed that 45,000 women and girls - more than half (56%) of
the 81,100 murdered last year worldwide - were killed by their husband,
partner or other relative. UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime
said the figures were <alarmingly high>, but the true number of
femicides - where women are killed because of their gender - is likely
to be much higher. Roughly four in 10 deaths in 2021 were not counted as
femicides because there was insufficient data. Official figures on
femicide have remained largely unchanged over the past decade. Last
year, the highest number of femicides at the hands of relatives were in
Asia, with 17,800 deaths. However, the research showed that women and
girls in Africa were more at risk of being killed by family members. The
rate of gender-related killings in the home was estimated at 2.5 per
100,000 of the female population in Africa, compared with 1.4 in the
Americas, 1.2 in Oceania, 0.8 in Asia and 0.6 in Europe. The onset of
the Covid pandemic in 2020 coincided with a significant increase in
femicides in North America and western and southern Europe, according to
the research. Data from 25 countries in Europe and the Americas
indicates that the increases were largely due to killings carried out by
family members other than husbands and partners. <No woman or girl
should fear for her life because of who she is,> said Ghada Waly,
executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. <To stop all
forms of gender-related killings of women and girls, we need to count
every victim, everywhere, and improve understanding of the risks and
drivers of femicide so we can design better and more effective
prevention and criminal justice responses.> Barbara Jimenez-Santiago, a
human rights lawyer and the Americas regional coordinator for the
international women's rights organisation Equality Now, said
comprehensive data on femicide must be made available, and statistics
should include deaths that result from other forms of violence. For
example, a woman who commits suicide after rape, or a girl who is
pregnant because of rape and dies during childbirth. Many countries
still have laws that discriminate against women and girls, added
Jimenez-Santiago, including those that allow rape within marriage or
permit rapists to avoid punishment by marrying the victims.>>
Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/nov/23/un-femicide-report-women-girls-data
Jinha
Womens News Agency
18 Nov 2022
By Medine Mamedoglu
<<Women gathering in Amed: The only way against male-state violence is
solidarity
The 25th Interim Assembly of Women's Shelters and Solidarity Centers was
held in Amed. Women participating in the interim assembly stated that
unity makes them stronger and that the only way against femicide and
violence is solidarity. Amed- The 25th Interim Assembly of Women’s
Shelters and Solidarity Centers was held in Amed. During the three-day
interim assembly, hundreds of women discussed many issues. As part of
the interim assembly, many workshops about sexual violence, women’s
shelters, policies against women, the rights of women and children were
organized. The women who participated in the workshops shared their
expe-riences. NuJINHA spoke to some women attending the interim
assembly. The women emphasized that the only way against femicide,
gender-based violence is unity and solidarity.
<We can stand against male-state violence with solidarity>
Kubra Karagoz, volunteer of Mor Catı Women's Shelter Foundation:
<On the 25th Interim Assembly of Women's Shelters and Solidarity
Centers, we gathered in Diyarbakır (Amed). We discussed many forms of
gender-based violence. While November 25 is approaching, we once again
announce our demands and women's uprising against violence. We came
together to express how women's solidarity can eliminate violence
against women. Such events make us, women, feel better. What we have to
do as women is to understand that we are not alone and be aware of the
violence against us. The policies carried out against women are
deliberative policies. We are seen as second class due to our gender. We
can break this cycle by being in solidarity with each other and uniting.
With women's solidarity, we can stand against patriarchy, male and state
violence. Women in the region are more disadvantaged than the women in
the West>
Umran Tas, member of the Van Bar Association:
<I am very happy to attend the 25th Interim Assembly of Women’s Shelters
and Solidarity Centers. I learned many things during the interim
assembly. Women from every city attended it. I saw how we are strong at
discussing our problems and finding solutions for our problems. But
there is a missing point. We are aware that women in the Serhat Region
are more prevented from accessing justice and are more disadvantaged
than women in the West. We should work more to reach more women in the
region. Supporting and reaching all wo-men in the region will reduce the
problems faced by them. We must break the patriarchal mentality
preventing women. Women's struggle can end femicide and gender-based
violence>
Dilek Alıcıoglu Comert, member of the Fethiye Women's Counseling and
Solidarity Association:
<We see that the number of women's counseling centers have in-creased
compared to the past. Before, several women's associations used to
participate in the interim assembly but now hundreds of women and
women's associations participate in it. It is exciting to be here, it is
really nice and promising to meet with women in such an event.
Unfortunately, the number of femicide cases is very high. The
perpetrators are portrayed as heroes and go unpunished. Women's struggle
can end this. All women in the East and the West must struggle together
against femicide. Such events give us the opportunity to get to know
more women and their situation.>
<The achievements of women are taken from them> >>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-gathering-in-amed-the-only-way-against-male-state-violence-is-solidarity-32290
Jinha
Womens News Agence
18 Nov 2022
<<Newscenter- Women detained while participating activity for November
25 released>>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-being-detained-while-participating-activity-for-november-25-released-32292
Jinha
Womens News Agency
14 Nov 2022
<<Newscenter-Congress of TAJE ends with slogan, 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi'
Yazidi women, who finalized their second congress with the slogan, 'Jin,
Jiyan, Azadi', declared the YJS as their official defense forces.
Shengal - The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya
Jinen Ezidi-TAJE) held its second congress with the motto, <We will
protect ourselves against genocidal attacks, we will protect the freedom
of women and society>. In addition to 250 delegates, many Arab women,
members of the YJS and many guests attended the congress, which was held
on the 7th anniversary of the liberation of Shengal. The 2nd congress of
the TAJE ended after women made important decisions. They declare the
YJS as their official defense forces. At the congress, the TAJE declared
the Yazidi (Ezidxan) Women's Units (YJS) as their official defense
forces and announced that the TAJE Coordination will also consist of
nine people. The women also decided to be in touch with the Yazidi women
in Europe. The TAJE also decided to change its flag and to hold its
congress once in two years.
Call for the prosecution of the KDP
TAJE member Lava Sengali made the closing speech of the congress and she
called for the prosecution of the KDP and ISIS. <We call on the states
to prosecute the KDP. The KDP did not protect the people when ISIS
attacked Shengal and left the people unprotected. For this reason, we
demand the KDP be prosecuted. We, as Yazidi women, will grow our
organization and strengthen ourselves,> she said in her speech.
Women finalized their congress after chanting the slogan, <Jin, Jiyan,
Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom)>.>>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/congress-of-tajE-ends-with-slogan-jin-jiyan-azadi-32258
Note by Gino d'Artali: Read also more about the Yazidi victim of the
ISIS and activist and in 2018 co-winner of the Peace Nobel Price with
Dr. Denis Mukwege (DRC) who has treated more than 50.000 rape-victims
and counting here:
www.cryfreedom.net/Nadia-Murad-interview.htm
and
Denis-Mukwege-a-conversation.htm
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