US Edition25n: the Legacy of the Mirabal Sisters and a Country that Faces a Femicide Every 36 Hours
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In 1999, the United Nations (UN) established November 25 (25N) as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. But the origin dates back to November 25, 1960, when the sisters Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal, who were active in the fight against the regime of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, were murdered by the Military Intelligence Service. Thus, it began a commemoration in which violence aga…
Javier A. Cervantes / Grupo Cantón The date seeks to make gender-based violence visible, promote equality and honor its legacy as a symbol of courage and resistance. Cancún.- Every November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a date set by the UN in 1999 for [...] The post 25N: The legacy of the Mirabal sisters against gender-based violence appeared first on Quintana Roo Today.
Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal were assassinated in 1960. In 1999, the UN declared the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The entry "Triple femicide of the Mirabal sisters originated on November 25th" was first published on RegeneraciónMX.
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