EPA 2012-07-31 14:44:38 Afghan rights activists protest killing and rape of a girl in Bamyan
Afghan rights activists carry pictures of an Afghan girl Shakila who was shot dead after being raped on 06 February 2012 allegedly in the house of provincial council member Syed Wahidi Behishti in Bamyan City, as they shout slogans and demands for justice, during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 July 2012. According to a UN report, nearly one-third of Afghan women are exposed to physical and psychological violence, while an estimated 25 per cent suffer from sexual violence. At the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, 2,299 incidents of violence against women were registered between March 2010 and March 2011. EPA/S. SABAWOON
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