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Afghan women victims of 'widespread' rape: UN

Source: Leader Post Online
Kabul : Afghanistan | 4 months ago  
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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned of a "growing trend" of violence and threats against women in public life. "Violence, in the public and private spheres, is an everyday occurrence in the lives of a huge proportion of Afghan women," the report said. "Parliamentarians, provincial...
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