Angola: Over 3,000 Cases of Violence Against Women Recorded

Luanda — At least 3,125 complaints of violence against women were lodged with the seven Luanda's counselling centres of the ruling MPLA party women wing (OMA), from January to October 2006.

The information was released Thursday by Luanda's provincial secretary of the Organisation, Eulália Rocha, during a lecture called "Women's Problem, Violence and HIV/AIDS", as part of the 16 days of activism against gender violence.

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