Women's rights

The Price of Youth

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:32:57 -0700

Running Time: 9 Minutes.

The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers

The Price of Youth

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:32:57 -0700

Running Time: 9 Minutes.

The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers

ASTRA's campaign "Naked Facts"

ASTRA_Beograd — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:49:16 -0700

NAKED FACTS
Women are not meat. Children are not slaves. People are not a commodity.

NAKED FACTS is the fifth anti-trafficking campaign which NGO ASTRA has conducted since the beginning of its work. The campaign seeks to remind both general public and government authorities that human trafficking problem is still present in our country, the fact often forgotten in a society increasingly tolerant to violence and human rights violation.

Campaign materials include two TV spots, three radio jingles, posters and leaflets, while 22 billboards were placed in towns throughout Serbia.

Perversion of Justice

festival@artsengine.net — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:48:15 -0700

What can be said of a justice system that sentences a young mother of three to life in prison for a first-time and non-violent drug-related offense?

The Soul Eaters

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:27:42 -0700

Running Time: 6:52 min.

THE SOUL EATERS examines the challenges facing women in Western Africa, who are held responsible for unexplained deaths in their communities, and are accused of engaging in witchcraft and sorcery. In Burkina Faso, a "soul eater" is typically a woman who is past child bearing age, someone who may not have children, or someone who exhibits behavior that is somehow "socially unacceptable." Driven from their villages, often with no place to go, these women are marginalized from society, and many are unable to ever return to their homes.

Against The Tide of History : Landmines in the Casamance (Excerpts)

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:17:45 -0700

Running Time: 3:31 mins.

Mama-Mama Marginalized in Their Own Land: The Story of Papuan Women

SKP JAYAPURA — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:26:05 -0700

“We are staying put for now. We are not going anywhere. We want a special market, one especially for us Papuan traders.”

-Y Numbery Penjual Ikan Asar, Smoked Fish Seller

Since 1971, Papuan women traders had been selling vegetables, fruit, fish, and spices in Papua in the a traditional market at the center of Jayapura, Indonesia. In a recent effort to clean up the town center, the city government has repeatedly evicted market traders, and ordered them to move to a new market on the outskirts of the city.

The Diamond Life

WITNESS Archive — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:52:09 -0700

Running Time: 6:35 mins.

Rise : Revolutionary Women Reenvisioning Afghanistan

WITNESS Archive — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:59:20 -0700

[RT 13:24]
Shot by members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, using both a regular and WITNESS hidden camera, Rise documents the lives of Afghans following the recent American-led military campaign. RAWA members interview refugees, victims of factional fighting and Taliban abuse, as well as residents who witnessed the recent bombings of civilian homes. RAWA spokeswomen call for gender equality, democracy, freedom, and an end to foreign military intervention.
© 2002, RAWA/Witness

Rise : Revolutionary Women Reenvisioning Afghanistan

WITNESS Archive — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:59:20 -0700