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A South African woman broke new ground when she addressed the recent U.N. Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the first person living with HIV to address such a session. This coming August, those working on HIV/AIDS and related issues will converge in Toronto, Canada for the XVI International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006). With the opportunity for focusing attention again on the issue, there is a need to emphasise the increasing feminisation of the pandemic, which continues to worsen the situation of women. Governments are called on to step up their review and strengthening of legal, policy, administrative and other measures for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. These include harmful traditional practices, abuse, early and forced marriage, rape, including marital rape and other forms of sexual violence against women.
📝Read the emotional article by @nokwe_mnomiya, with a personal plea: 🇿🇦Breaking the cycle of violence!https://t.co/6kPcu2Whwm pic.twitter.com/d60tsBqJwx
— Gender Links (@GenderLinks) December 17, 2024
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