For many indigenous and minority communities, development brings only destruction ? new global report
Many communities have their lands and natural resources stolen from them simply because they are minorities, Minority Rights Group says
War and Widowhood
In countries in conflict right now, civilians are trying to raise a revolution by fighting for gaining democratic freedom from oppressive regimes. But the cost of freedom is being paid through the lives of men who went out to defend their family and dignity. Wars leave thousands of women without bread earners. Most of the war inflicted countries are also weak in terms of economic and social development, and the women in these countries are usually raised without an education and lack means to replace men when they are no longer there to support them. Once widowed, these women have to seek their own survival opportunities.
Afghanistan: Amalgam between running away and adultery
Last year, Time Magazine published a reportage with the picture of a young Afghan woman named Aisha whose nose and ears had been cut off by her abusive husband as punishment for running away. The 18-year-old was reportedly given away by her family in childhood as a "blood debt" and was subsequently married to a Taliban fighter. His family abused her and she ran away but was recaptured and mutilated by her husband. The US-based Foundation which ensured Aisha's free plastic surgery in California organized a campaign on the issue of violence against women.