CWGL Joins International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict!
We are excited to share news with you about the launch of the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict. CWGL is thrilled to be a founding member of the first ever collaboration between Nobel Peace Laureates, international advocacy organizations, and groups working at the regional and community levels in conflict areas to stop rape.
Take the pledge today to support the Campaign at www.stoprapeinconflict.org. We hope you will include a personal pledge of action you as an individual or your organization will undertake in support of the Campaign within the community!
Connect with the Campaign online!
Always use the hashtag #IPLEDGE to show your support for the Campaign and share the action you will undertake for the Campaign.
- Visit the website: www.stoprapeinconflict.org
- Find the Campaign on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/stoprapecmpgn
- Find the Campaign on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StopRapeInConflict
CWGL announces the CWGL 16 Days Campaign Analytical Report 2011!
Thank you for all your support in the 16 Days of Activism 2011 Campaign- From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let's Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!The CWGL 16 Days Campaign Report 2011 reflects information collected through the 2011 16 Days Post-Campaign survey, posted events on our online Global Campaign Calendar, emails from participating individuals and organizations, and Google Alerts. Note: The analysis is based on documented evidence and does not reflect the entirety of events organized under the 16 Days Campaign.
Global Campaign Highlights
Participation
- During the 2011 Campaign, CWGL was directly in touch with approximately 500 organizations in 106 countries.
- To date, the Campaign has been in direct communication with 4,114 organizations in 172 countries in every region of the world
- The number of countries the Campaign has been in communication with increased by 10% just over the last year!
Types of Initiatives
- Organizations participated in campaign initiatives in focus areas and activities through:
- community mobilization
- information sharing & coalition building
- media & art
- policy.
Thematic Priority Areas
- Approximately 400 initiatives focused on the Campaign theme.
- Thematic initiatives focused on 5 priority areas:
- political violence
- proliferation of small arms
- sexual violence during & post-conflict
- violence perpetuated by state agents
- women’s peace& human rights movements.