Men asked to WRAP up violence

Men across Asia are being asked to sign a pledge to help end violence against women. The Asia Pacific Youth Network is asking men in the region to help halt the gender-based violence that one in three women will experience in her lifetime, calling the practice “the most widespread, yet hidden, human rights abuse of our time.”

Males are being asked to vocally challenge sexism and violence to show others that being a man shouldn’t involve oppression of women. The White Ribbon Asia Pacific, or WRAP campaign asks men to join an international movement by wearing white ribbons to demonstrate that they will not commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

For more information or to sign the online pledge, go to: www.apyouth.net.