Hundreds of people have protested in Blantyre in Malawi about attacks on women for wearing trousers.
Some women were this week beaten and stripped by vendors on the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, and Blantyre for not wearing traditional dress.
A BBC reporter says women wore trousers and mini-skirts to the demonstration to show their outrage.
President Bingu wa Mutharika has said on national radio that women had the right to wear what they want.
He denied reports that he had ordered women to stop wearing trousers, and ordered anyone harassing women to be arrested. Full story...
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Some women were this week beaten and stripped by vendors on the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, and Blantyre for not wearing traditional dress.
A BBC reporter says women wore trousers and mini-skirts to the demonstration to show their outrage.
President Bingu wa Mutharika has said on national radio that women had the right to wear what they want.
He denied reports that he had ordered women to stop wearing trousers, and ordered anyone harassing women to be arrested. Full story...
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