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This powerful series - Women on the Frontline - is presented by Annie Lennox who shines a light on the problem of violence against women.
It takes us on a journey to different parts of the world to examine this unreported 'war'.
As the reports say violence against women affects approximately one in three women worldwide. It leaves them mentally scarred for life.
Austria: Showing the Red Card
Since almost 7,000 cases of domestic violence a year are reported to the police in Austria, the authorities have created a legal "Red Card". It gives police the power to expel men from their houses, but could this new law truly help women achieve security and justice?
Mauretania: A Question of Rape
In the Islamic state of Mauritania, a rape is undefined in the country’s law. Women, who allege they have been raped, risk being accused of a sexual relationship out of marriage and severely punished or imprisoned. Fatima M’Baye is a female lawyer helping women overturn their convictions and break their silence.
Nepal: A Narrow Escape
This film documents the legal and logistical difficulties of preventing the flow of an estimated 12,000 young women who are trafficked across the open Indian border every year. The film features the case of Sushma from a remote village in Nepal, who was sold to a brothel in Kalkuta but managed to escape and hunt down her trafficker.
Turkey: Killing in the Name of Honour
Turkish men talk about the murder of women in the name of honour. It’s a contentious issue largely kept hidden from society. In spite of recent attempts to stop these acts, by making life imprisonment mandatory, the tradition seems impossible to eliminate. Instead it has stimulated a new wave of criminal activity: forced suicides.
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