Monday, February 6, 2012
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"I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity." - Nadezhda Mandelstam | |
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Stop Violence Against Women Campaign Overview Amnesty International and Women's Human Rights Gendercide: The worldwide war on baby girls - The Economist
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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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