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In-Depth: Broken bodies — broken dreams: violence against women exposed

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Broken bodies - broken dreams:
violence against women exposed
November 2005

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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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AFRICA-ASIA: Sample flyers

Child prostitution and pornography - caged sex worker

Introduction - begging woman Afghanistan	Child sexual abuse - "Cindy" South Africa
Child prostitution and pornography - "Roxanna" Nicaragua	Crimes of "honour" - acid attack victims Bangladesh
Crimes of "honour" - burn victim Afghanistan	Crimes of "honour" - Rabisa Pakistan
Intimate partner violence - "Carolina" Nicaragua	Intimate partner violence - "Elizabeth" Nicaragua
Intimate partner violence - "Maria" Nicaragua	Sexual assault - rape survivors DRC
Sexual violence in times of war - former bush wife Sierra Leone	Sexual violence in times of war - genocide victims Rwanda
Sexual violence in times of war - rape survivor Bosnia	Sexual violence in times of war - soldiers Sierra Leone

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