On the occasion of the Day of the Paraguayan Women, celebrated today, 24 February, a group of female workers have called for a greater participation of women in politics

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According to Human Rights Watch, Afghan women have been denied participation in the last 20 rounds of official peace negotiations.

Violence against women takes many forms and it is a global phenomenon.