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For years, activists for the rights of women have marked November twenty-fifth as an important . It is a day to recognize the goal of ending violence against women.
November twenty-fifth was chosen to honor three in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabel sisters -- Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa -- were political activists. They were killed on November twenty-fifth, nineteen sixty-one, on orders from Rafael Trujillo.

In December of nineteen ninety-nine, the United recognized the observance. The General Assembly declared November twenty-fifth the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The U.N. invited and international organizations to plan activities to increase public of the problem.

Women face different forms of violence: physical, sexual and psychological. Having their taken away when they have a legal right to it is considered economic violence. It is difficult for to understand the true extent of violence against women because the problem is often kept hidden. Many cases go unreported. The person responsible may be a , but often it is a or someone else close to the victim.