{"id":19080,"date":"2024-04-25T14:09:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19080"},"modified":"2024-04-25T14:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:09:42","slug":"guyana-joins-global-denim-day-campaign-to-combat-sexual-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-joins-global-denim-day-campaign-to-combat-sexual-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Joins Global Denim Day Campaign to Combat Sexual Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Sexual Assault Awareness Month draws to a close, Guyana joined countries around the world in commemorating Denim Day, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and challenging victim-blaming attitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through its Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Policy Unit, Denim Day encouraged people across the country to wear denim as a symbol of solidarity with survivors of sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Cona Husbands, Manager of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Policy Unit, emphasized the importance of Denim Day in combating victim-blaming attitudes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By wearing denim, individuals sent a clear message that survivors should not be blamed for the violence they have endured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Husbands highlighted the prevalence of sexual assault in Guyana and urged survivors to report incidents of abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a high rate of sexual assault cases, many incidents go unreported, particularly those involving children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denim Day served as a reminder to survivors that reporting sexual assault is crucial and that they are not to blame for the violence inflicted upon them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The origins of Denim Day trace back to 1992, when an 18-year-old girl in Italy was raped by her driving instructor during her first lesson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the perpetrator&#8217;s initial conviction, the Italian Supreme Court later overturned the ruling, citing the victim&#8217;s tight jeans as evidence of consent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision sparked outrage and led to the first Denim Day protest in Italy, where women wore jeans in solidarity with the survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, 25 years later, Denim Day continues to serve as a powerful symbol of solidarity and resistance against sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana commemorates Denim Day, it underscores the country&#8217;s commitment to raising awareness about sexual violence, supporting survivors, and challenging the attitudes that perpetuate victim blaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon As Sexual Assault Awareness Month draws to a close, Guyana joined countries around the world in commemorating Denim Day, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about sexual&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19082,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19080\/revisions\/19082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}