Married At 14, Abandoned By 15: The Forgotten Girls Of Dhaka

More than half of girls in Bangladesh marry before they are 18, exposing them to abuse. But if their husbands abandon them, it can offer a route to freedom On the northern ...

Retroscope - No Ordinary Mother

The doorbell rang this afternoon- an odd time for it to ring. I was not expecting guests. I opened to find Nazma standing outside.

"You never call me these days!" S...

How Satellites Are Being Used To Expose Human Rights Abuses

It was the satellite images showing recently disturbed ground that seemed to provide the final confirmation. There was an increasing amount of evidence to indicate that the...

The Archers: 'Realistic' Domestic Abuse Storyline Praised By Charities

Domestic abuse charities have praised the powerful storyline inThe Archers that came to a dramatic climax on Sunday night.The BBC Radio 4 soap’s harrowing plot has be...

A Seismic Shift In The World Of Film Festivals

Today’s article can be seen as a morality tale for modern times… it contains everything you would want from a classic yarn – heroes, villains, heroes who...

Kaleidoscope : Killer Docs

Doctor-cum author Robin Cook, is an expert writer of medical thrillers—he wrote his first novel, The Year of the Intern, while he was on board the Navy&rsqu...

What Price An Olympics That Protects The Rights Of Children And Their Families?

It’s simple. We want an Olympic Games that does not harm children and their families.We all know that the financial benefits of organising major sporting events for h...

Snapchat Account Helps Teens Report Domestic Abuse

With 100 million daily users Snapchat is more popular than ever with young people who have turned their backs on traditional social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Bhutan Tackles Violence Against Women For "Refusing Sex, Burning The Dinner"

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...