1. Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations, yet one of the least prosecuted.
2. Most survivors never report abuse, not because it didn’t happen, but because they don’t trust the systems meant to protect them.
3. GBV doesn’t start with violence; it starts with attitudes, jokes, and the normalization of disrespect.
4. Femicide is rarely an isolated incident. It’s the final act of a long, ignored pattern of abuse.
5. Silence protects perpetrators, not survivors as abuse thrives in secrecy, shame, and stigma.
6. Ending violence is not a women’s issue; it is a societal responsibility.
7. Gender-based violence is predictable, which makes it preventable.
8. A woman’s fear is often dismissed as exaggeration until it becomes evidence.
9. Financial dependence is one of the strongest traps keeping women in violent relationships.
10. Gender inequality is the soil in which GBV grows.
11. Children exposed to violence are not bystanders — they are victims, too.
12. Many women experience violence before the age of 18.
13. Violence deeply scars mental health in ways societies still fail to take seriously.
14. Digital spaces have become new arenas for old forms of violence.
15. Victim-blaming is a form of violence and it must end.
16. The 16 Days of Activism remind us: change requires daily commitment, not seasonal attention.

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