Africa - Voice of America: Regional Conflicts Place West African Women in Danger of Abuse

Africa - Voice of America africa

Regional Conflicts Place West African Women in Danger of Abuse May 22nd 2012, 20:21 DAKAR, Senegal - West African women are at greater risk of domestic violence following conflict, according to the International Rescue Committee. The group says physical and emotional abuse have a devastating impact on women in countries where the scars of political conflict have not yet fully healed. When Fatima, a woman living in rural Liberia, was unable to go to the market to buy the ingredients to make dinner for her family, her husband came home and beat her. He took a kitchen ... Media files: 90F6DF62-80DF-4C63-8727-5A564AE205B7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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