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Pandemic of Violence: Protecting Women during COVID-19

Posted: 26 May 2020 09:01 PM PDT

This article originally appeared on the Weekly Asado, a blog of the Wilson Center's Latin American Program and Argentina Project.COVID-19 is having a profound impact on Latin American women. Gender-based violence increased drastically after governments imposed lockdowns, leaving policymakers and law enforcement scrambling to prevent attacks. Latin America was already one of the most dangerous regions […] Related posts: COVID-19 Shines Spotlight on Race and Gender Inequities in Healthcare...

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