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St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Violence vs. Women

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 20 July 2011 15 years ago

Abeni quotes statistics which suggest that “St Vincent and the Grenadines is the OECS state with the most female homicides between 2010-2011″, and asks: “Do we even have the will to come up with solutions?”

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  • Comblen

    Last female homicide in St.Vincent, 17.06.2012; an artist friend and teacher was shot by an intruder in her house; a great shock for our art community and a big LOSS for  the country;
     Yes, we come up with soutions:we women need empowerment and to stand up for ourselves;control is in our hands, so don’t give it up!

    20 June 2012, 0:21 am
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