Cricket captain, foreign envoys speak on gender-based violence
As part of worldwide activism— 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign --speaker of Bangladesh’s Parliament, captain of Bangladesh’s Cricket Team, and thirteen ambassadors including US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat and other dignitaries launched a video today calling on people to eliminate gender-based violence.
The initiative encompasses the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign that takes place each year and runs from November 25 to December 10, according to a press release of the US Embassy in Bangladesh.
The video is part of the Ambassadors for Change initiative that unites representatives of foreign governments, the donor community, and prominent Bangladeshis in the global effort to prevent violence against women and girls, the press release read.
According to a recent study, more than 80 percent of Bangladeshi women report having been abused during their marriage.
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