WILPF condemns New Year's Eve violence against women

Germany

On 5 January 2016, reports of large-scale violence against women perpetrated by a group or groups of men on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and other cities in Germany were published. Later, the Cologne police reported that of more than 120 filed complaints with them, about three-quarters are including sexual harassment claims and in two cases rape.

This is the statement that WILPF issue with the aim to condemn the events that happened in New Year's Eve (2015) in Cologne, Germany.

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WILPF condemns New Year's Eve violence against women

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