Monday, October 09, 2006

For women, the most violent place is home

A new W.H.O. study has confirmed (as reported in the New York Times) that violence against women by their intimates is a common, worldwide phenomenon. W.H.O. conducted interviews in 10 countries at 15 different sites to ascertain the rates of violence against women. From the NY times article:

"...the World Health Organization found that rates of partner violence ranged from a low of 15 percent in Yokohama, Japan, to a high of 71 percent in rural Ethiopia."

How sad.

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