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."Explaining away
violence"
WHO poster series
Within the context of WHO's
Global Campaign for Violence Prevention, the
Organization has commissioned two series of
violence prevention posters, each depicting
images relating to various forms of violence.
The "Explanations" series features victims of
violence and the accounts they give to explain
away their injuries, touching upon the shame
and taboo which surround violence in many cultures.
The concepts for these posters were selected
from a group of eight different poster concepts,
after broad consultation with key WHO violence
prevention partners worldwide.
The posters, prepared by Fabrica,
the renowned creative design company based in
Venice, Italy, serve as visual support to the
awareness-raising Global Campaign for Violence
Prevention and the World report on violence
and health. The persons depicted in the posters
are not real victims of violence or abuse.
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"I'm playing hide
and seek"
Poster text with Euro version:
Each year more than 1.6 million people worldwide
lose their lives to violence. In Europe this
figure is 257,000. For everyone who dies as
a result of violence, many more are injured
and suffer from a range of physical, sexual,
reproductive and mental health problems. Violence
is among the leading causes of death for people
aged 15-44 years worldwide and in Europe it
accounts for about 17% of deaths among males
and 11% of deaths among females in that age
group. In Europe there are 49,000 deaths from
interpersonal violence on average every year.
Because it is so pervasive, violence is often
seen as an inevitable part of the human condition.
Download
poster [pdf 509kb]
"I
got kicked playing football"
Poster text with Euro version:
Millions of children are abused and neglected
by their parents or other caregivers. In some
studies, 25-50% of children report severe
and frequent physical abuse, including being
beaten, kicked or tied up by parents. In Europe
this violence is so severe as to result in
1,300 homicides in children under 15 years
of age. Very young children are at greatest
risk: homicide rates among children aged 0-4
years are more than twice those among children
aged 5-14 years.
Download poster [pdf 978kb]
"I
fell out of my cradle"
Poster text with Euro version reads:
Millions of children are abused and neglected
by their parents or other caregivers. In some
studies, 25-50% of children report severe and
frequent physical abuse, including being beaten,
kicked or tied up by parents. It is estimated
that there were 1,300 homicides among children
under 15 years of age in Europe in 2000. Very
young children are at greatest risk: homicide
rates among children aged 0-4 years are more
than twice those among children aged 5-14 years.Download poster [pdf 442kb]
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Posters:
"Violence in
Red"
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