East Africa: Commonwealth Launches Legal Resource On Violence Against Women

The Commonwealth has launched the first ever resource in East Africa to provide legal bench-marks on dealing with cases of violence against women.

The cutting-edge publication, which was launched yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya, establishes what constitutes violence against women and girls and how the judiciary can apply national laws in the context of international human rights laws.

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