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Even as the internet opens up new spaces for public and political engagement for women and girls,  their rights come under attack. Women's rights activists and feminists have had their websites hacked, faced hate-speech and targetted harassment. These are seldom monitored in internet rights spaces. Defend our right to communicate freely and safely online. Map it. Make it visible. And demand for change.

Rape and sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the world mainly due to shame, stigma and trauma Victims are often blamed for somehow "provoking" the violence, subjected to intense interrogation, and repeated violation of their rights. We are all responsible for defining the spaces we occupy - both online, offline and political.

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!

Sharing photographs can be very empowering but we need to be aware and take control of geotag information that we didn't realise we were sharing along with our photos. Find out, understand, and decide when to delete your location footprints.

Sexual harassment is a constant reality that women and girls all over the world have to deal with. It the spaces where we are able to participate freely and fully as equal members of society.  Keep our streets, mobile phones and online spaces safe from sexual harassment. Document, make it visible and end its everyday acceptance. Join the global movement!

Cultural norms and attitudes support the perpetuation of violence against women in hidden and explicit ways. From forwarding sexist jokes, to abusive comments to culture & religion being used to excuse acts of VAW. Exercise your right to participate in the shaping of culture. Know it, define it, demand change!

Take Back The Tech! launches our online mapping platform to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Share your story, document and grow the campaign!

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!

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.

Help spread the word on initiatives, services and organisations that are taking action to address violence against women where you are. Plot it on the map!