OBR campaign to raise awareness of violence against women

NEW DELHI: Over 40 Delhi-based organizations have come together under the umbrella “One Billion Rising Campaign” (OBR) to raise awareness about violence against women and girls.

It organized a public event at Connaught Place, here on Sunday, and engaged the audience on various issues, like a culture of violence, LGBTQ identity, child rights, women’s agency, and independence and toxic masculinity.

Kamla Bhasin, a feminist activist and coordinator of OBR campaign in South Asia, said, “Since 1948 governments across the world have affirmed support to the ‘Universal Declaration’ and committed to a statement on ‘inalienable human rights’ and we are going by the letter and spirit of that and asserting year after year that all human beings are equal.” One Billion Rising, a global campaign for an end to violence against women and girls, has spread to 207 countries since its start in 2013. The campaign celebrates the ‘Power of Love’ in ending violence. Stating that the OBR is not just about the rights of women, girls, boys, and men, she said but also about Dalits, minorities, trans-persons and other hidden groups. (IANS)

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