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NEWS & LETTERS, September-October 2005Women World Wideby Mary Jo Grey A protest in northwest Cameroon could reverse the eviction of 600 women from land they were using to grow food. At least 6,000 women staged a sit-in at the royal palace for more than two months, took seven local chiefs hostage and halted traditional celebrations before authorities agreed to negotiate a settlement. --Information from off our backs * * * Kosova has become a major source of women and girls being trafficked into forced prostitution since the 1999 deployment there of NATO peacekeepers and UN administrators, according to Amnesty International (AI). Authorities have failed (or refused) to protect the women--20% under the age of 14--who are abducted or lured by the promise of jobs. Most are raped and beaten, locked in rooms, their travel documents stolen, and denied basic rights. AI is demanding an end to this widespread and pervasive form of violence. --Information from Women's Human Rights Online Bulletin |
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