DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Minou Tavarez Mirabal / Diario Libre

On 25 November 2024, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on Friday, calling on the signatory countries of the Beijing Declaration to intensify their efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. The day was in observance of the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day was set 25 years ago to honor the Mirabal sisters, three Dominican women who were murdered in 1960 for their rejection of the horrors of the Trujillo dictatorship.

Minou Tavárez Mirabal, daughter of the murdered Minerva Mirabal and president of the Board of Trustees of the International Criminal Court Victims Trust Fund, spoke on behalf of the Mirabal family during the event. Also participating for the Dominican Republic was Minister of Women Mayra Jimenez.

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