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Descriptive report reveals systemic oppression and gender-based violence drive self-immolation among Afghan women, highlighting the urgent need for targeted protection.
Anita Raj, Charlemagne Gomez, and Jay Silverman write that there is increasing recognition of tragedy among Afghan girls and women: self-immolation. The predominant causes or precipitating events of self-immolation identified by survivors or contacts were various forms of oppression of or violence against women.
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