SUDAN: Southern women march for end to GBV

BOR Monday, November 17, 2008 (IRIN) - Women marched through the Southern Sudanese town of Bor recently to highlight an important message: “Treat women with respect”. "Bring an end to violence against women, and let women contribute to develop the nation," said some 100 women parading through the capital of the vast and swampy eastern Jonglei state. The march was a rare message of hope for women in South Sudan - a severely underdeveloped region slowly recovering from a 21-year war that ended...