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Sign a petition on "corrective rape" in South Africa

Avaaz have a petition to the South African authorities about the vicious practice of corrective rape, seeking to "cure" lesbian women.

People are adding their names to the petition from around the world and you can see names and countries of those who have just signed.  Avaaz is aiming for 750 thousand and by 3 Feb. 2011 the number had passed 650 thousand.   

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