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Slideshow

Every third woman is subjected to violence during her lifetime.

Click to see a short film about this project.

Interview

“I pray to Allah for forgiveness five times every day.”  


Name: Sheema
Age: 18 

Interview

“When I started working I was naive, and my aim was to have families reunited.”


Who: Elena Zolotilova and Tatiana Pavlova

Slideshow

This is the story of our unique journey to ten countries, where we investigated the violence that kills and harms women.

Interview

“Have you got any children he knows aren’t his? Does he spy on you, or leave threatening messages?”

Interview

“All I want is to marry the man who raped me.”


Name: Shazia
Age: 15

Interviews

Survivor, Minya, Egypt

Magda

“I have never accepted that I’ve been circumcised, because it causes me so much pain. It’s very hard for me to have sex. It hurts.
Forces for Change, Madrid, Spain

The Veteran

“I said I had two other options: I could become a beggar or a prostitute.”
Forces for Change, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

The Mothers

“Why didn’t the police show me the whole of my daughter’s body, just a left foot which was sticking out?”
Survivor, KwaThema, South Africa

Jents

“We’ll show you what it’s like to be with a real man.”

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