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Mauritius: Victims of gender violence treated as criminals

Gender organizations in Mauritius have decided to come up with a campaign, which’ll run all the year round, in order to provide a safe and comfortable life for the women folk. Since, the gender laws are such that the girls are assaulted, sexually exploited and then put in jails for abortions and nothing is being [...]

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Africa: Abortion legalized in Togo in rape and incest cases

Recent law in Togo, Africa has given green signal to abortion by legalizing it if the pregnancy is the result of rape or an incestuous relationship. In most parts of Africa, abortion is illegal unless the medical team considers the procedure necessary to protect the mother’s life or physical health. Conventionally, abortion is condemned in [...]

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Government’s NO to the nasty trend of FGM in Eritrea!

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most frightful forms of violence against women. Even though much sensitization has been made on the negative effects of such practices, some Africans and even people of other parts of the world continue to carry out the practice. Government in Eritrea has come heavily upon the practices of [...]

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Blossoming rape industry in Congo, worst in world

Congo is unsafe for women, thanks to the burgeoning rape industry, sexual harassment and molestation. The crime rate against the women in the country has seen a surge, devouring their much-cherished freedom and sacrificing their zeal to live, taunting and traumatizing them. Liberty of women is under siege in Congo. What is the world doing? [...]

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