Sexual violence against women and girls in South Sudan
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Characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women
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Background: Sexual violence is considered a serious violation of human rights which affects mainly young women and adolescents. The metropolitan region of São Paulo is the fourth largest urban conglomeration in the world with 29 million people facing crime in conditions typical of large urban areas. However, there is little information about the conditions under which sexual offences occur, or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Conflict and Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1752-1505
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00268-y