Sexual Harassment & Violence

Today is International Human Rights Day. Celebrate your rights! Make the connections. Claim your inclusion. Demand to be written in.

Many of us share computers, whether at cybercafes, work, school, or home. This means we are usually using the same programmes, storing our data and leaving traces of our activity on computers that others use as well. Use portable applications and take your information and programmes with you when you leave your computer.

Don't forward violence. Take a pledge to not forward images, messages or videos of someone being violated or humiliated. Make a stand!

Rape and sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the world mainly due to shame, stigma and trauma Victims are often blamed for somehow "provoking" the violence, subjected to intense interrogation, and repeated violation of their rights. We are all responsible for defining the spaces we occupy - both online, offline and political.

Sharing photographs can be very empowering but we need to be aware and take control of geotag information that we didn't realise we were sharing along with our photos. Find out, understand, and decide when to delete your location footprints.

Sexual harassment is a constant reality that women and girls all over the world have to deal with. It the spaces where we are able to participate freely and fully as equal members of society.  Keep our streets, mobile phones and online spaces safe from sexual harassment. Document, make it visible and end its everyday acceptance. Join the global movement!

Stories can change the world. Join us this 16 days of activism to map your story and collectively build a body of evidence on violence against women that takes place online or through the use of internet and mobile phones. Make the invisible visible. Strengthen your knowledge on how to protect yourself online. Take control of technology to end violence against women!

Stop and think about the potential long-term impact of our actions when we record, share and pass on information using ICT. The culture of sharing online is not accompanied by a culture of respecting our right to privacy and safety. The violence stops with you. Take the pledge.

Document the violation of women's human that takes place through acts of violence. Document, make it visible and break the silence around violence against women.