UN Women Deputy Executive Director concerned over 'normalisation' of rape culture

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Nov 25 2019 | 12:30 PM IST

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The theme of this year's commemoration of the International Day, which uses the orange colour to symbolise hope and a brighter future without violence against women, is Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape!'
The UN agency wants to make sure people understand that "violence against women and girls is actually one of the most pervasive and disturbing human rights violations that currently exist in the world."
Bhatia said the agency also wants to send the message that violence is not inevitable and there are concrete steps societies, governments and people can take to ensure "we are actually stopping violence."


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First Published: Nov 25 2019 | 12:30 PM IST

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