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10/17/2004:

"Threatment of women slammed"

Addis Ababa - Violent treatment of women in Ethiopia and denial of development opportunities for them "is a national disgrace", World Bank chief James Wolfensohn said on Sunday.

Ethiopian women often are victims of female genital mutilation and bear the brunt of poverty, poor health care and lack of education.

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