Cosatu supports Sixteen Days of Activism Campaign

By Chanel September
27 November 2006

COSATU has come out fully supporting the Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.

The campaign from November 25 to December 10 is backed by the international United Nations. The goal is the elimination of all forms of violence against women by:

· Raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue,
· Strengthening local work around violence against women,
· Providing a forum in which organisations can develop and share new and effective strategies,
· Demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world and
· Creating tools to pressure governments’ to implement promises made to eliminate violence

Patrick Craven spokesperson for COSATU, says that violence against women and children is a total disgrace on a society that claims to be civilised.