French gender equality minister on helping victims of domestic violence during lockdown
22 April 2020 |
10:52 am
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Marlène Schiappa, France's minister for gender equality, discussed the rise in domestic violence during the country's Covid-19 lockdown and the measures taken by the French government in response.
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