Violence against women

29 November 2016 | Infographic

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Social development Gender affairs

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Violence against women

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Violence against women is a form of discrimination, directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionally. This violence seriously inhibits women's ability to enjoy their human rights and freedoms on a bsis of equality with men.

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Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain

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