“Gender-based Violence is not only a blatant violation of human rights, it has consequences for the victims, their families, and nations as a whole.”

—  Neo Masisi

Neo Masisi https://allafrica.com/stories/202012040594.html Botswana First Lady Neo Jane Masisi Speech delivered at the virtual launch of the W Summit Impact week 2020 (4 December 2020) Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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