[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN agency: More work for Afghanistan to combat violence against women

 

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	December 11, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN agency: More work for Afghanistan to combat violence against women Afghanistan must do more to enforce a law aimed at stopping violence against women, according to a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan. The law criminalizes incidents of rape, child marriage, forced marriage and forced self-immolation, but "progress in addressing violence against women will be limited until the law is applied more widely," said Georgette Gagnon, UNAMA's human rights director. 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