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Violence against women isn't cultural, it's criminal. Equality cannot come eventually, it's something we must fight for now.

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Samantha Power
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 21
Diplomat
Director For Multilateral Affairs
Human Rights Activist
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Pedagogue
Writer
London
England
Samantha Jane Power
Samantha J. Power
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