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Bhutan Tackles Violence Against Women For "Refusing Sex, Burning The Dinner"

by The Daily Eye Team March 24 2016, 7:10 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secs

Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter.
"He used to lay his hands on me at every opportunity," said the 28-year-old Bhutanese woman, who is now bringing up her daughter, 6, alone.She is happier as a single parent, she says, even though she earns just $100 a month working at a resort in Bumthang district in central Bhutan, popular for its ancient Buddhist temples and monasteries.

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