Apr 29 2008

UN to back new BBC series on violence against women

Published by christahillstrom at 12:29 am under global, sex

“Even where there is no war, women’s bodies continue to be battlegrounds,” says Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the UN Population Fund, to the UN News Service.

She’s referring to “Women on the Frontline,” a new BBC series that will investigate women’s issues around the globe in 7 films covering:

  • Trafficking of women in Nepal
  • Honor killings in Turkey
  • Torture, truth, and reconciliation in Morocco
  • War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Torture and war in Colombia
  • Rape and imprisonment in Mauritania
  • Domestic violence in Austria

    • One Response to “UN to back new BBC series on violence against women”

    1. # Lorrettaon 29 Oct 2008 at 12:57 am

      Interesting to know.

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