Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking

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Category: World News
Published Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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TANZANIA, TANZANIA -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said the coronavirus pandemic has increased trafficking of women and gender-based violence, leaving the health and safety of women "on the line."

The 27-year-old activist, who was forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State fighters in Iraq, said curfews, lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by governments to slow the spread of the virus "have had unintended consequences on women worldwide.

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