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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Violence against women and girls is frequently an early indicator of repressive regimes and instability.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
Violence against women and girls is frequently an early indicator of repressive regimes and instability.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand discusses the link between violence against women and societal instability.

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