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Interview

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

Interview

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


Who: Elena Zolotilova and Tatiana Pavlova

Slideshow

Every third woman is subjected to violence during her lifetime.

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Interview

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


Name: Shazia
Age: 15

Slideshow

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

Interview

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


Name: Sheema
Age: 18 

Interviews

Forces for Change, Bukavu, DR Congo

Transit and Safety House

“The women are so keen to learn.”
Killed, Maghagha, Egypt

Badour Shaker

“The doctor cut into the girl’s genitals, but in the next moment everything had begun to look wrong, very wrong.”
Forces for Change, Cairo and Minya, Egypt

The Doctors

“No-one really knows how to circumcise a woman.”
Forces for Change, Juarez, Mexico

The Women’s House

“We give all the women a make-over; it helps them feel that they have become a new person.”

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