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<title><![CDATA[Violence against Afghan women, including rape, widespread and unpunished, says UN]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ReliefWeb: ReliefWeb: A new UN report on women in Afghanistan, issued Wednesday, describes the extensive and increasing level of violence directed at women taking part in public life, as well as the &#8220;widespread occurrence&#8221; of rape against a backdrop of institutional failure and impunity. The 32-page report, issued jointly by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), notes that &#8220;violence, in the public and private spheres, is an everyday occurrence in the lives of a huge proportion of Afghan women.&#8221;]]></description>
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