Resources - UNTV Videos on Violence Against Women
21st Century Programme
- Programme 27, 2009
Austria: Showing the Red Card (9'04")
As many as one in every three women in the world is a victim of domestic violence... To escpe the abuse, women often have to leave their homes and their children behind. But in Austria, a ground-breaking bill is protecting women...and saving their families.
- Programme 25, 2008
One Woman’s Battle: Fight for Justice in Niger (10”50’)
Born….or sold into slavery. It’s the brutal reality for hundreds of
Thousands of African women. But in Niger, one extraordinary woman
fought back. In a groundbreaking legal battle she charged that her government
failed to protect her. The outcome could change history.
- Programme 22, 2008
Sushma’s Story (8’12”)
The global trade in human beings is on the rise…and the trafficking of hundreds of thousands of women and girls for forced prostitution is one of the hardest to combat.
Once trapped, not many women escape this modern-day form of slavery, but we found a young mother in Nepal who did. And, she vowed to track down her trafficker.
- Programme 14, 2008
Nepal: Violence Against Women (5’59”)
A ten-year long civil war in Nepal left around 15,000 people dead and displaced over 100,000 others. Often women and children were targeted with many falling victim to assault and abuse. Although the conflice officially ended in late 2006, the violence against women continues.
- Programme 12, 2007
Turkey: Honour Killings (8’00”)
In many parts of the world, women still face the prospect of being murdered to protect family honour. It is estimated that as many as 5,000 women are victims of so-called “honour killings” every year. One country that’s been trying to do something about this
is Turkey. But some traditions, no matter how violent, are hard to change.
- Programme 5, 2007
Fight for Life: Afghanistan (7’29”)
From the fall of the Taliban to the rebuilding of a shattered nation, Afghanistan is a country undergoing extraordinary change. But when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, mothers and their babies are still fighting for their lives.
- Programme 2, 2007
Domestic Violence: Honduras Fights Back (6’ 43”)
Around the world, as many as one in three women have been beaten at the hands of someone they know, according to the UN Population Fund. But one country is fighting back.
