United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman became the first today to add her name to a new Internet campaign aimed at eliminating violence against women.
“One in three women may suffer from abuse and violence in her lifetime,” she said in a statement. “This is an appalling human rights violation, yet it remains one of the invisible and under-recognized pandemics of our time.”
Despite the pervasiveness of the issue, Ms. Kidman said that “it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.”
She urged people to add their names to the campaign – which will run until 8 March 2008, International Women’s Day – and say “no” to violence against women.
See full Press Release.
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