Wednesday, March 21, 2007

UN report critisises Sweden

Sweden -- According to gotlandstidningar.se, a resent UN report criticises the Swedish government, stating more should be done to protect Swedish women against violence.

The reported number of crimes against women in Sweden is on the rise. During the month of January (2007), there were 60 more instances of rape and 200 more instances of assault being reported to police compared to the same period in 2006.

On a total, there was 3 250 reported instances of such crimes being reported during January 2007.

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