Somalia: Highlighting violence against women
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PAMBAZUKA via AGENDA In Somalia, national laws, policies and procedures are not favourable to the rights of women and there is no framework to address widespread violence against women. This article is from Strategic Initiatives for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network.
Submitted on Sat, 03/04/2006 - 00:00
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