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Papua New Guinea: Sexual violence forcing girls out of school

Categories: Articles:Human Rights | Published: 06/04/2012 | Views: 1368
In the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea sexual violence against young girls, and the shame and stigma that follows, is forcing many out of school and others into early marriage.  A recent study by Médecins Sans Frontières, one of the country's main providers of medical and psychological assistance to survivors of family and sexual violence, showed that from 2008 to 2011, a significant proportion of patients who received treatment as a result of violence were children, some under the age of five. Reliefweb, 06/04/12


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