Urgent push for action against violence during COVID-19 pandemic

A woman from a slum in Bangladesh fights for human rights

A protest rally during the celebration of the International Human Rights Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh Source: AAP

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Humanitarian advocates are calling for urgent intervention to prevent spiralling rates of violence against young girls and women in the Asia-Pacific amid coronavirus lock downs.

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