25. November 2025 | Equal opportunity office

"Orange the World" campaign – University of Erfurt makes a mark

Violence – whether physical or psychological – is still part of everyday life for women all over the world. From 25 November to 10 December, Human Rights Day, a worldwide campaign is drawing attention to this. Alongside numerous other institutions, the University of Erfurt is also taking part in the campaign.

This hand gesture is recognised worldwide as a call for help in cases of violence against women.

On 25 November, she will raise an orange flag as a visible sign of solidarity and distribute postcards with the international hand signal for help in cases of violence against women. From 24 November until 17 January, she will also be showing the exhibition “Together Against Sexism” in the university library. The exhibition can be seen at several universities in Thuringia at the same time, deals with various facets of sexism and aims to raise awareness of this important issue. The opening will take place on Tuesday, 25 November at 2 p.m. Afterwards, the film “She Said” will be shown in the library's lecture room. The anti-discrimination office of the University of Erfurt Student Council is also participating in the “Orange the World” campaign with a poster campaign.

In Germany...

a femicide takes place almost every day;
every two days, a man kills his (ex) partner;
63% of politically active women experience digital violence;
90% of young women feel severe to extreme fear when they encounter unknown men at night.*
*sources: BKA: Federal Situation Report on Domestic Violence 2023 / BKA: Federal Situation Report on Gender-Specific Crimes against Women 2023 / HateAid and Technical University of Munich: ‘Attacked & Left Alone’ / Institute for Generational Research: Youth Trend Study 2025
The UN campaign “Orange the World” has been raising awareness of violence against women and girls since 1991. Since 2008, it has been part of the UN Secretary-General's “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” campaign, which is implemented by UN Women. This year, UN Women Germany is focusing the “Orange The World” campaign on the violence that women and girls experience every day in public: on the street, at work or in the digital world. Presenter Hadnet Tesfai and comedian Moritz Neumeier are “Orange The World” ambassadors for 2025.

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