Women’s Graveyard – International Day Against Violence Against Women

Over 1,000 people saw the street action with the performance Women’s Cemetery and a banner with the inscription “Stop violence against girls / women!”, performed by 25 activists in the center of Nis, on a rainy day, on the occasion of November 25 – the International Day against Violence against Women . With the performance, we also marked the beginning of the campaign “16 days of activism”, as well as the campaign “One billion stands up against violence against women”.

Activists from the South Regional Network (Girls’ Center Nis, SOS Vlasotince and Women for Peace Leskovac) and the Women’s Inclusive Center from Kosovo took part in the performance. The executive coordinator of the Center for Girls, Tatjana Nikolić, and the president of the board of women for peace from Leskovac, Ljiljana Nešić, gave statements to RTS.

Every 10 days, 1 woman in Serbia is killed in domestic and partner violence, and in the world 1 out of 3 women experience some form of violence in their lifetime.
Femicide is the killing of a woman just because she is a woman. It is associated with discrimination against women, unequal distribution of power between men and women, prejudice and violence against women. In 2023, 27 girls and women were killed by their fathers, brothers, sons, grandsons, husbands, and partners. Since 2010, over 400 girls and women have been killed in Serbia.

Photo: Marija V.