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"Violence against women is a 'violation of the rights and fundamental freedoms of women' that is caused by 'historically unequal power relations between men and women'”. - United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
"Women are sexually abused during times of war - they are raped, abducted, humiliated and made to undergo forced pregnancy, sexual abuse, and slavery." - UNIFEM
"Violence against women costs Canada
over $4 billion a year including $408
million in direct health costs." - The Centre for Research on
Violence Against Women and Children
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