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Nigeria: What's Love Got to Do With It?
Leadership, 24 November 2010
One thing I've always vowed never to tolerate from my husband is domestic violence. As Nigerian women, we are expected to honour and obey our husbands, but both my parents taught… Read more »
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Gambia: Training on Gender-Based Violence Underway
Daily Observer, 24 November 2010
Thirty participants from Law Enforcement, Social Works and Health started a three-day training workshop on Gender Based Violence with the theme: "Partnership in the Management of… Read more »
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Angola: 3,000 Cases of Domestic Violence Recorded This Year
ANGOP, 25 November 2010
At least 3,000 cases of domestic violence were reported in Angola from January to November this year, Angop learned. Read more »
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South Africa: 'Exorcise' Abuse Against Women, Children
BuaNews, 25 November 2010
The scourge of violence against women and children must be "exorcised" from South Africa, said Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe. Read more »
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South Africa: When Violence Becomes Normal
Gender Links, 25 November 2010
He looked me in the eye without a single flinch and said it, "I have done one of these things in the past. I have done things to scare or intimidate my wife on purpose by… Read more »
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South Africa: Commission Alarmed By Surge in Gender-Based Violence
BuaNews, 24 November 2010
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has spoken out against the number of violent crime cases, especially at the onset of the 16 Days of Activism campaign. Read more »
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Uganda: Stopping Gender Violence a Sure Way to Development
New Vision, 24 November 2010
Violence against women touches Uganda just as it does every other nation. Gender-based violence is a global pandemic that cuts across all borders - ethnic, racial, class, religious… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Let's Unite to End Domestic Violence
The Herald, 24 November 2010
As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the 16-days of activism against gender violence which begin this Thursday, it is critical that this does not just become a… Read more »