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C O N T E N T S
Broken bodies - broken dreams:
violence against women exposed
November 2005
Lead Feature
Broken bodies - broken dreams
Images with testimonies
Sample flyers
Chapters
Credits
(48.5KB)
Introduction
(52.4KB)
Chapter 1
- son preference (55.2KB)
Chapter 2
- sexual abuse of children (66.7KB)
Chapter 3
- child prostitution and pornography (71.8KB)
Chapter 4
- female genital mutilation (64KB)
Chapter 5
- child marriage (61.7KB)
Chapter 6
- violence against girls in schools (65KB)
Chapter 7
- sex trafficking in women and girls (75.7KB)
Chapter 8
- dowry crimes and bride-price abuse (70.1KB)
Chapter 9
- intimate-partner violence (78KB)
Chapter 10
- crimes of “honour” (60.5KB)
Chapter 11
- sexual assault and harassment (87.6KB)
Chapter 12
- abuse of older women (67.2KB)
Chapter 13
- sexual violence in times of war (112KB)
Chapter 14
- perpetrators (83.7KB)
Chapter 15
- turning the tide (64.4KB)
Endnotes
(132KB)
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