National Women’s Commission Launches 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

The annual 16 Days of Activism was launched today by the National Women’s Commission.  The official ceremony took place at the House of Culture this morning with the annual cll to end gender based violence.  The 2-hour launch saw the participation of several women speakers including the President of the Senate, Carolyn Trench Sandiford.  In her presentation, Thea Garcia-Ramirez of the NWC spoke on the archaic beliefs on domestic violence, whilst stressing that these are not the beliefs to be had today.

The theme of this year’s 16 Days is, “No Excuse.”/