violence against women and girls is a global pandemic...at least one out of every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime...every year, millions of women are raped by partners, relatives, friends and strangers, by employers and colleagues, soldiers and members of armed groups...violence in the family is endemic all over the world; the overwhelming majority of victims are women and girls...and then there are debilitating health issues...
over 40 million people worldwide live with hiv/aids...almost half are women and the number affected is increasing...violence against women is a key factor in placing women at high risk of contracting the virus...members of amnesty international's stop violence against women campaign team attended the ywca international women's summit on 'women's leadership on hiv and aids' in nairobi in july 2007...read their diary...
the conference finished with this call to action...
peace out <3
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