Domestic Violence

Today is International Human Rights Day. Celebrate your rights! Make the connections. Claim your inclusion. Demand to be written in.

Many of us share computers, whether at cybercafes, work, school, or home. This means we are usually using the same programmes, storing our data and leaving traces of our activity on computers that others use as well. Use portable applications and take your information and programmes with you when you leave your computer.

Sometimes it's hard to draw the line between trust, love and abuse. Know the signs. Promote respect. It's your right to live your life fully and freely. Reject controlling behaviour that can lead to an abusive relationship. Take back the tech!

There is nothing domestic or tame about domestic violence and intimate partner abuse! Silence and isolation helps to keep the abuser in control. Break the silence. Take control of technology and make the violence known. Claim your power and map it!

How many passwords do you have? How many times do you get asked for a password as you use different spaces on the internet? Keep your information safe. Secure your passwords!

Stories can change the world. Join us this 16 days of activism to map your story and collectively build a body of evidence on violence against women that takes place online or through the use of internet and mobile phones. Make the invisible visible. Strengthen your knowledge on how to protect yourself online. Take control of technology to end violence against women!

Stop and think about the potential long-term impact of our actions when we record, share and pass on information using ICT. The culture of sharing online is not accompanied by a culture of respecting our right to privacy and safety. The violence stops with you. Take the pledge.

Document the violation of women's human that takes place through acts of violence. Document, make it visible and break the silence around violence against women.