Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 45
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In Africa, the needs of women and children receive "little to no attention", as "prison administration remains a decidedly male- and adult-dominated milieu". Due to the same laws and rules which are applicable to women and men prisoners in India, "inadequate attention is paid to women-specific needs such as menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, contact with children, body searches, and lack of general privacy".
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences