Public as well as private departments and civil society organizations will arrange different seminars, conferences, walks, rallies and functions to highlight the plight of those women who are victims of violence any where. Women's activists mark November 25 as a day to fight violence against women since 1981. According to the first bi-annual report covering cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) in Punjab from January to June 2011, released by the Aurat Foundation, 3,035 cases of violence were recorded in Punjab only in which 3,301 women and 266 men were victimized. Abduction was the most frequently committed crime with 1,069 women falling prey to it. Murder came next, with 611 victims, of which 156 were killed for honour. 96 women targeted with attempted murder survived. The report revealed 345 victims of rape/gang rape, two of which were cases of incest. Suicide was also seen at a high level with 278 women killing themselves and 189 attempting it. Acid-throwing, burning, domestic violence, early marriage, forced marriage, trafficking, threat to life, harassment, illegal custody, vani, sexual assault, torture and injury were also a part of the crime list. Out of 3,035 cases, only 2,542 were registered with the police, 103 were not registered, and 390 did not have enough information to be registered, the report said. 1,404 cases were reported from rural Punjab, 1,489 from urban areas and in 142 cases the area was not known. Urban areas showed a higher number of crimes despite claims of literacy and sanitization. Most abusers were husbands, fathers, brothers, uncles and other relatives. Aurat Foundation in its annual report on violence against women in Pakistan 2010 has revealed that over 8,000 incidents of violence against women were reported last year. Around 2,236 women were abducted, 1,436 were murdered, 928 were raped or gang-raped, 633 committed suicide, 557 were killed in incidents of honor killing, 32 women became victims to acid throwing, 38 were burnt and 486 were subjected to domestic violence. Also, 1,580 miscellaneous cases of violence against women were reported in the country. The report stated that the highest number of cases took place in Punjab with 5,492 incidents, followed by 1,652 cases in Sindh, 650 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 79 in Balochistan and 127 in Islamabad. Sindh stood ahead of other provinces with regards to the number of honor killing incidents as 266 such cases were reported in the province. Meanwhile, around 309 cases of murder, 246 cases of kidnapping and abduction, 136 cases of domestic violence, 140 cases of suicide, 157 cases of rape or gang rape, 34 cases of sexual assault, three cases of acid throwing and 361 cases of miscellaneous were reported in Sindh. Although 2010's figures show a six per cent decrease compared to 2009, they still display a 13 per cent increase compared to 2008. The report suggests that the decrease in cases of violence against women in 2010 compared to the previous year was due to last July's devastating floods which not only displaced millions of people but also led to a reduction in crime. The United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134) on December 17, 1999. The UN invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designated to raise public awareness on violence issues on this day as an international observance. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960 of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). The UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) is also a regular observance of the day, and offers suggestions for others to observe it. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women also launches the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which runs through 10 December, Human Rights Day.