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Roy writes "A new TV documentary on domestic violence in Sweden has sparked controversy over a comment by the president of Sweden's version of N.O.W. During a filmed interview, she rejected the idea that the Swedish government should fund "rehabilitation shelters" for men who batter their partners, referring to men as "animals," and stated that there is a worldwide "gender civil war."

Of course, there was no acknowledgement whatsoever of battered men.

"Controversy continues here surrounding ROKS, the National Organization for Women’s Shelters, one of Sweden’s largest non-government organizations to help the victims of domestic violence. In a television documentary broadcast Sunday night the group’s president opposed rehabilitation centers for men who abuse their partners, with the comment that all 'men are animals'".

Full article here."

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