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My body my choice by USB volunteers
23-29 November 2020: #HotspotWeek for the
to decide freely what to do with their own bodies, facing taboos and prejudice, as laws often do Elimination of Violence against Women not guarantee their fundamental rights and fail This year Balkan Hotspot decided to dedicate to protect them. a whole week full of initiatives to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence During the week we gave space to the voices of those who work with women and for the womagainst Women (25th of November). en to present their work and discuss various asViolence against Women is a very broad topic pects of gender-based violence. that includes many aspects, so we decided to focus the attention on what is often the centre From the personal contribution of the ESC volof discussion and the target of discrimination: unteers of United Societies of Balkans to interviews with organizations from all over Europe, female BODY. such as Amnesty International Polska (Poland) From denying the right to abortion to accusing and Lucha y Siesta (Italy), we offered different rape victims of “asking for it� just because of the points of view which can be great opportunities way they were dressed, women are still unable to reflect on this hot topic and to take action.
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