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Pamplona (Spain), ??Nov 25 (EFE).- (Camera: Jon Garai) Assistance dogs and their work are not popular knowledge in Spain, but their work can be essential for women who have suffered domestic violence to help them regain their self-confidence and feel safer and protected to have a normal life.FOOTAGE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS BEING TRAINED IN PAMPLONA.SOUNDBITES OF SILVIA GONZÁLEZ PASCUAL, WHO SUFFERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR 18 YEARS.Translation:"It's got a therapy effect. They (the dogs) help us go out in the street, they help you be yourself, feel safe, feel like a woman. It's incredible, what this animal has made me feel... it has made me feel free, be able to go to work, be able to go for a coffee with my friends, go shopping... They (the dogs) give us freedom."
Duchess Camilla has sent a message of support to domestic abuse victims amid the Covid-19 crisis, via her and Prince Charles' Instagram page.
Pope Francis offers prayers for the victims of armed conflict, and highlights recent massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the occasion of the feast day of the assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
On the final leg of a state visit to Kenya, Queen Camilla visits the Situation Room, which provides services for survivors of sexual and gender based violence. She is shown survivor kits that provide personal and hygiene items and hears about the kinds of therapy provided to victims. Before leaving, Camilla is presented with a Kanga (a Swahili shawl). IMAGES
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