True to its commitment to women’s rights, the Chadian League for Women’s Rights officially launched its ’16 Days of Activism’ campaign on Monday November 25. This annual worldwide campaign, initiated in 1991 by activists at the inauguration of the International Institute for Women’s Leadership, aims to raise awareness of and combating violence against women around the world. With the support of the Dutch Embassy, the League in Chad intends to carry out this campaign with various activities on the program.
Invitation of the Chadian League for Women’s Rights.
Gender-based violence, and specifically violence against women, is increasingly accentuated by the association. The patriarchal system is identified as the major cause. Although laws and legal texts exist to protect women’s rights, their practical application remains unclear.
The Chadian League for Women’s Rights believes that efforts must be pooled to put an end to gender-based violence. According to Epiphanie Dionrang, president of the association, the scope is not to be underestimated : “Gender-based violence is not an individual problem, but a structural and systemic one.”
At the launch of the campaign she took stock of the situation. She stated that from January to date, the League has recorded 224 cases of violence, including 15 cases of early marriage, 20 cases of rape, 75 cases of domestic violence, 25 cases of harassment, 25 cases of denial of resources, opportunities and services, 22 cases of femicide, and 42 cases of sexual assault. Not to mention cyber-harassment.
These statistics show the importance of awareness and a structural approach to bring about change.
A computer scientist trained at HEC TCHAD, Zyzou was a computer graphics designer and then in charge of publishing at Editions Sao (a book publishing house) for five years (until 2015). Activist blogger. Youth ambassador of UNFPA Chad. Member of the Youth Council (US Embassy Chad). In charge of cultural affairs at the Chad Plus association, which led him to make several trips to Tunisia, Indonesia and Senegal. Very concerned by human rights issues, he left everything to study law in 2015 (Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at the University of N’djamena).