Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both, at least once in their life. On November 25, 2024 we observe International Day for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, and we advocate for the rights of women with a Silent Protest. This will mark the 10th staging of the event which started in 2014 under the UNTRUST Fund to end Violence Against Women (VAW). The event was supported by AHF and includes a march, stand in silence and chants to end VAW. HIV is both a cause and effect of VAW and as such the work to end VAW is closely tied to controlling the spread of HIV.