Pisma podrške predsjedničkih kandidata akciji “Silovana”

LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MILAN BANDIĆ

Dear,

Zahvaljujem na pozivu na uličnu akciju “Silovana” kojom ćete obilježiti Međunarodni dan borbe protiv nasilja nad ženama. Na žalost zbog već unaprijed dogovorenog velikog broja obaveza za vrijeme predsjedničke kampanje nisam u mogućnosti prisustvovati vašoj akciji. Duboko poštujem i podupirem vaš plemenit rad, ali obveze i unaprijed definiran program onemogućuju me da vas i posjetim 25. studenoga na obilježavanju Međunarodnog dana borbe protiv nasilja nad ženama.

I support every positive attempt to draw public attention to the problem that the entire society is dealing with, which is, as you yourself state in your invitation, the problem of sexual crimes against women. Women are pillars and equal members of our society, therefore they deserve the same treatment as men.

I strongly condemn any form of discrimination, especially discrimination based on gender, which has marked the human race for centuries, not allowing it to finally level out these historically imposed inequalities in the human race.

I support the activism of the BaBe association because I believe that today it is necessary to show the public how serious a problem violence is and how necessary it is for the state as an institution and society as a whole to seriously and systematically deal with it.

Prejudices are shackles – not only of individuals, but of the entire human race, which will never experience full development unless it seriously tackles this problem. My task, when I become president, will be to fight against all forms of violence, especially violence against women. You can find a friend and an ally in me!

I respectfully greet you and wish you much success!

Milan Bandic 

LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NADAN VIDOŠEVIĆ