United Nations: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November
Each year, the United Nations commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence on the 25th of November. This year, the event will mark the beginning of the UNiTE campaign (November 25–December 10), a global 16-day activism initiative that will conclude on International Human Rights Day (December 10).
The 2025 UNiTE campaign, titled “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against Women and Girls,” aims to engage all sectors of society in action. Governments are called upon to end impunity through effective laws, technology companies must ensure safer online spaces, donors are invited to support feminist organizations, and every individual is encouraged to make their voice heard and support survivors.
This year, the focus is on digital violence against women, a serious and rapidly growing threat that seeks to silence many female voices, particularly those with a strong public presence in the fields of politics, activism, and journalism. Digital violence against women and girls refers to any action carried out or intensified through information and communication technologies or other digital tools that causes, or is likely to cause, physical, sexual, psychological, social, political, or economic harm, or that violates a person’s rights and freedoms.
This form of violence is on the rise due to various factors: weak technological regulation, lack of legal recognition in some countries, impunity of digital platforms, new forms of abuse linked to artificial intelligence, growth of movements against gender equality, anonymity of perpetrators, and limited support for victims.
As emphasized by the UN, these acts extend beyond the digital space, often resulting in real-life (offline) violence such as coercion, physical assault, and even femicide. The impact can be long-lasting, leaving survivors with enduring harm.
Digital violence disproportionately affects women compared to men, cutting across all sectors of society. Those most at risk are women with public visibility—such as activists, journalists, politicians, human rights defenders, and young women.