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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a global campaign which sees more than 130 countries taking collective action to Stop Violence Against Women.The campaign starts on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. Get involved by registering your own events and we will add them to our calendar.
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Kavira Muraulu is a farmer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a soldier broke into her home and raped her she lodged a complaint. He and his friends came back and beat her. Undaunted, she went on complaining. They bayoneted her in the stomach.
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