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UN Decries Rising Violence Against Palestinian Women


(Ma'an News) The UN organization for women on Friday decried rising rates of violence against women in the Palestinian territories after a woman was slain this week, raising the year's total so far to 14. The "worrying increase in the rate of femicide, from 13 in 2012 to 28 in 2013, demonstrates a widespread sense of impunity in killing women." Femicide refers to violence usually perpetrated by partners or relatives of a woman. A 2012 survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said that 37% of Palestinian women were subject to violence at the hands of their husbands, with the highest rate in Gaza at 58%.
2014-05-20 00:00:00
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