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Isn’t it time to change GBV strategy

The annual international campaign, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), started on November 25 as it has been the norm since 1991 and ended on Saturday, December 10.

The campaign is used as an organising strategy by individuals and organisations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused havoc across the world, the 16 days were commemorated each year without fail and different organising groups staged events to make their voices heard, but sadly COVID-19 halted not only the campaign but many other important ones, which target the betterment of the lives of different communities.

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Justice delayed is trust denied

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