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Brazilian activists fight to end violence against women and girls

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Executive Summary

This video highlights Brazilian activists Sueny Dos Santos Nogueira and Amanda Mota Salgado who are fighting to end gender-based violence in their community. These activists are also members of an NGO named Casa da Mulher Trabalhadora (CAMTRA) who host events to raise awareness of gender-based violence. The video draws attention to the devastating rates of gender-based violence in Brazil and calls on all individuals to take action to end violence against women and girls.

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UN Women

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credit: UN Women

“In Brazil, a woman is killed every 2 hours and assaulted every 15 seconds.”

 

 


 

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