Theme: "Refuse To Stay Silent: Stop Violence against Women Worldwide".
The organizing committee received 505 works by 261 cartoonists from 67 different countries, including Cuba, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Poland and Iran. The drawings received were evaluated by a group of 9 judges from different countries (Andrea Arroyo- USA, Byoung-il Sun- South Korea, Fawzy Morsy- Egypt, Hitoshi Miura- Japan, Kristina Quintano- Malta, Monireh Ahmadi- Iran, Safaa Odah- Palestine, Thais Linhares- Brazil, Yemi Yetneberk- Ethiopia) who applied the criteria of creativity, originality, relevance to the theme, layout, and visual impact.
"We were very satisfied with the quantity (505 works) and, above all, with the quality of the works received. Our activity fulfils the objective of showing the power of visual communication for the synthesis, reflection, and criticism of Women's issues internationally. Last, but not least, we have an opportunity to show the work of 55 selected cartoonists in a catalogue. They all have different views, but together they shine a light on violence against women worldwide, We thank all cartoonists for supporting us and being part of our competition", says Fadi Abou Hassan, coordinator and organizer of the competition at the Cartoon Home Network International - CHNI.