WASHINGTON (AP) — Songstress Fergie says the number of women who are abused by their partners “is totally unacceptable” and should be protected by existing laws that are often not enforced.

The Black Eyed Peas singer was at the State Department on Thursday to announce a new Justice Institute on Gender-Based Violence initiative to launch training programs in India, Nepal, South Africa and Mexico.

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