COTE D'IVOIRE: Appeal for help to stop violence against women

DAKAR Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - As Côte d’Ivoire focuses on restoring stability and holding presidential elections, women’s organisations say stopping violence against women and girls must be an urgent priority. They are appealing to the international community for help in the fight. “There is a lot of work to be done and it’s urgent,” Nicole Doué, vice-president of the Association for the Defence of Women’s Rights, told IRIN. While violence against women has always existed, women...