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Allegedly beaten by government forces in the night, a woman cries during the visit of a UN humanitarian envoy in 2003 to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. ©AFP |
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Too often, perpetrators of violence against women and girls never face punishment for their crimes. Often, those perpetrators are state forces. The failure to bring perpetrators to justice reinforces public tolerance of violence against women and denies many victims the opportunity to fully recover from the harm they have suffered. |
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