Since her mother died, Punam, a nine-year-od Tamang girl in Nepal has shouldered the responsibility for caring for her two younger siblings. She cooks for them, helps them dress and makes sure they get to school on time. Her father works an 18-hour day to feed his family. Despite her hard life, Punam is grateful that she can at least go to school - unlike some of her friends. This is a 3:41 min film excerpt 2007. Directed by Lucian Muntean and Natasa Stankovic. For more info: http://www.togethertv.org For i
Ousted female Afghan lawmaker, Malalai Joya, is fighting to regain her position on Afghanistan parliament.
International Herald Tribune - April 5, 2008 article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Lawmaker-Ousted.php
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New stories of terror are starting to emerge in Kenya, in the wake of the post-election violence that killed more than a thousand people.
During the chaos, women and even children were targeted for rape and sexual assault in the country's slums, refugee camps and even in schools.
It's something a new power-sharing government has pledged to investigate.
Yvonne Ndege has been talking with some of the victims.
An honor killing is the murder of a woman for a supposed sexual, marital, or offense. The killing is typically done by her own relatives with the justification that her behavior has brought dishonor to the family. Unlike rage-induced murders, honour killings are usually planned in advance. In societies and cultures where they occur, such killings are often regarded as a private matter for the affected family alone, and the courts rarely become involved or prosecute the perpetrators. CRIMES OF HONOUR, which
Like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Ruby Bridges is an important part of America's Civil Rights history. Ruby entered the history books when she entered first grade.