A woman is beaten every nine seconds in this country; more than three women are killed by their husbands or boyfriends daily. And then there's trafficking.

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A woman is beaten every nine seconds in this country; more than three women are killed by their husbands or boyfriends daily. And then there's trafficking.

Authors Bio:
Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views appear regularly in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. Note that the ideas expressed here are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Amnesty International or any other organization with which she may be associated.