Beginning on March 8, as part of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International supporters are calling on various governments, including Afghanistan, Nigeria and Belarus, to ensure that the police and security forces, and other actors in the criminal justice system receive specific training on how to protect women and properly investigate reports of violence against women.
Violence against women is prevalent in every society in the world and cuts across boundaries of wealth, race and culture. The experience or threat of violence inhibits women everywhere from fully exercising and enjoying their human rights. For that reason, Amnesty International is joining women throughout the world to expose and counter violence against women.
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