12-y-old girl in Afghanistan victim of violence by husband
Herat province -- Afghanistan, Sep.2007: This 12-y-old girl has been given in a forced marriage and she faces violence by her husband everyday. Family violence and child marriage is common across Afghanistan and tens of women every month commit self-immolation to get rid of their desolation.
She says: "Please help me get divorce, next time he will kill me, he injured me with a knife."
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Afganistán, Moldova, Turkmenistán
Antropología forense, Discriminación, La detención
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India
El VIH/SIDA, Matrimonio, Violencia contra la mujer
Tens of women commit self-immolation to get rid of their misery
across Afghanistan to get rid of their miseries and destitution. according to UNIFEM survey: "65% of the 50,000 widows in Kabul see suicide the only option."
Afganistán
Violencia contra la mujer
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AFP, August 5, 2007: KABUL -- More than 100 people, many of them widows, called Sunday for international help in identifying remains found in the latest mass grave to be uncovered in Afghanistan.
Afganistán
Los crímenes de guerra
Breakthrough
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Albania, Estados Unidos de América, India
Antropología forense, El VIH/SIDA, La detención
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