Gender-Based Violence

question 49

Multiple Choice

Gender-based violence:

• A)does not include honor killings
• B)causes more death and disability in women 15-44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents, and war combined
• C)is condemned by legal systems around the world, although abuse continues to exist in secrecy
• D)implies that both males and females are equally likely to be victims
• E)is declining significantly around the world, according to Human Rights Watch, an international organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world

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