November 25: day against gender violence
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On December 20, 1993, at the eighty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, resolution 48/104 was approved, which recognized the urgent need to expand the rights of all women, based on the principles of equality. , justice, respect, solidarity, dignity and integrity.
In this sense, the UN states that the rights enshrined in the different laws, treaties and international conventions, such as the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, the “Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women “And the” International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights “cannot be a dead letter and must be put into practice through a comprehensive policy scheme that knows how to approach the situation from a holistic perspective.
Under this justice-filled approach, the UN General Assembly recognizes a tragic event that occurred on November 25, 1960 in the Dominican Republic during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, where the sisters Minerva, Patria and María Teresa Mirabal were brutally murdered. , for the simple fact of opposing an oppressive regime that succumbed the souls of the Dominicans.
At that time, Minerva Mirabal coined a devastating phrase that still resonates in the echoes of history today, she said: “If they kill me, I will take my arms out of the grave and I will be stronger.” The passage of time seems to have proved her right to this noble warrior, because her tireless work together with that of her sisters has served as a symbol of struggle for the vindication of all the rights of women.
This is how the UN decides to proclaim November 25 as the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women“, representing a historical fact that marks a path full of respect and justice that advocates for gender equality and non-violence. violence.
From Toldos Guardamar we join the fight for gender equality and non-discrimination against women. For that reason, today we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
“Our philosophy is our identity” – Agustín Salvat.
