Country-Specific Information: Liberia
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Peace without Security Violence against Women and Girls in Liberia
Liberia's civil wars are often mis taken ly perceived as marking the beginning of widespread violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the country. This may derive from a commonly held view that sexual vio lence 1 —more than any other single factor—epitomizes the atrocities committed throughout the 14 years of civil conflict, during which rape was widely used as a 'weapon of war' (Omanyondo,...
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