Ending the Pattern of Pervasive Violence Against Women
Sep 9th, 2014 | By admin![[photo credit: norcapweb.no]](http://populationgrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Somali-women-150x100.jpg)
By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org They are sent to protect citizens in horrific conflict and refugee conditions in countries in turmoil. Women in these situations are incredibly vulnerable. Yet sadly, Human Rights Watch has found that African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia rape women seeking medicine on their bases and routinely pay teenage girls for sex.
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