| Summary: | A combination of various segments from diverse sources dealing with women’s human rights, covering: women trafficking in India; child prostitution in Thailand; domestic violence and sexual abuse of housemaids from Sri Lanka and The Philippines who were working in Kuwait; reproductive rights of women in Ireland; domestic violence and police inaction in the U.S.; wife abuse in South Africa; economic rights, health care and education of women around the world concerning pregnancies; genital mutilation and the health concerns, sexual problems, and cultural issues related to it; rape as a war tool in Bosnia. The sources include: CBS-60 Minutes: “Ameena;” Foundation for Women: “Kamla;” ABC – Day One: “Of Human Bondage;” interviews by Constance Wynne with Ruth Riddick and Christine Donnehey; ABC – 20/20: “Pushed to the Edge;” Family Care International: “Vital Allies;” SABC: “Essence;” Forward (UK): “Another Form of Abuse;” UN Rally – Equality Now; PBS - Rights and Wrongs: “War Crimes;” PBS – MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour: “Crimes of War” and “Everywoman.”
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