Central African Republic: the Words of a Minister's Son Cause Indignation of Women's Defence Associations

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In the Central African Republic, comments on women made by the son of the Minister Counsellor to the President of the Republic, following a polemic on the hostesses employed during the inauguration ceremony of Faustin-Archange Tuadéra, have provoked the anger of women's rights associations. For many, these statements do not amount to a mere slippage, but reflect a broader problem: that of the verbal violence that women regularly suffer in the co…