Burkina Faso: Violence Against Women

30 January 2014

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

A representative of Terre des hommes (Tdh) in Burkina Faso states that violence against women, "... a global pandemic transcending all ethnic, racial, socio-economic and religious divides... " is still a serious matter in the 21st century. Tdh, which is particularly well known in Burkina Faso, returns to its historic commitment to this part of Africa for the 20th instance of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.