defensoras de los derechos humanos en Afganistánhacen frente a una creciente violencia
Their Lives On The Line
han sufrido atentados con automóviles bomba, ataques con granadas en sus viviendas, homicidios de familiares y asesinatos selectivos
Ninguna mujer que participa en la vida pública está segura
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