What is the Day of “Fighting Violence Against Women” on November 25, and how did it come about?

November 25 is considered the “Day to Combat Violence Against Women” in order to say “stop” to the violence against women experienced in every country of the world. Notable for the events, the starting point of the anti-violence day was the murder of 3 sisters who fought against the dictatorship in the Dominican Republic on November 25, 1960.

In order to strengthen the feelings of love, compassion and compassion in the fight against violence against women and in all members of society, the United Nations also declared this day as the National Day of Struggle against Violence against women in 1999.

WHAT IS THE DAY OF COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ON NOVEMBER 25?

In 1999, the UN General Assembly declared November 25 as the International Day of Struggle against Violence against Women. The reason for the designation of this day as November 25 is based on an incident that occurred in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Three sisters named the Mirabal Brothers, known for their opposition to Rafael Trujillo who ruled the country with a dictatorship, were strangled and beaten to death and brutally murdered days after Trujillo’s statement: “There are two dangers in the country: the Church and the Mirabal Brothers.”

However, the next morning after the murder of the Mirabel brothers, a story appeared in the newspapers saying that these deaths were the result of an accident.

At the Latin American Women’s congress convened in Dominica in 1981; November 25 was recognized as the “International Day of Solidarity and Struggle Against Violence Against Women”. Later, in 1999, the UN declared November 25 the day of the ”International Fight for the Eradication of Violence Against Women”.