‘Orange the World’ against gender discrimination
The Hindu
Campaign to put an end to crime against women, children
The Women and Child Development Department on Thursday launched its ‘Orange the World’ campaign against atrocities against women and children and gender discrimination.
Launched in conjunction with the ‘Orange the World’ campaign spearheaded globally by the United Nations, the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Thursday marked its start. It will continue for 16 days till the Human Rights Day on December 10.
In a statement, Minister for Women and Child Development Veena George lamented the spate of atrocities meted out against women in the State which prided itself in being highly literate and socially conscious. Such tendencies were unbecoming of a civilised society.