Archive for 8月, 2010
Guard Against Increased Domestic Violence Due to Financial Pressures, Says Woman?s Advocate
MONTSERRAT, W.I. – “Instances of domestic violence tend to increase during times of financial pressure and we must guard against this happening at all costs,” cautions entrepreneur and speaker Nerissa Golden. “Many domestic violence shelters in the United States have begun to sound the alarm that abuse of women and children is on the increase [...]
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POLITICAL THUGGERY AND VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: THE BANE OF WOMEN PARTIICPATION IN POLITICS
INTRODUCTION Olusegun Obasanjo (2002: 50-51) asserts: We fight, and sometimes shed blood to achieve and retain political power because for us in Nigeria, the political kingdom has for too long been the gateway to the economic kingdom The foregoing statement captures the content and context of political thuggery and violence [...]
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