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This film excerpt is from a topical and moving documentary about women who are war journalists. This film documentary explores the lives of these death-defying women who have chosen to work in an area of journalism almost entirely occupied by men. Excerpt released July 2007. TitleHouse distribution. 1:40 min.

See undercover video taken by police, better understand why it happens, and who is doing it. It highlights the heartbreaking reality of child trafficking around the world. Women and children in poverty are at an extremely high risk of exploitation. 5:20 min. A 2008 Viva Network / Asha Forum production in association with Fat America Films. Sponsored by World Emergency Relief. For more info go to: www.worldconcern.org

IAMEY, Niger, 15 June 2007 -- The sight of children toiling in the streets is part of the daily landscape here in Niger's capital. In one of the poorest countries in the world, two-thirds of children under the age of 14 work.

They come from all over the country and sometimes from other countries in the region -- especially Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana. Some of these children are trafficked, and many end up in the capital's central bus station. From there, they are hired out for menial tasks such as was

Part two in Everywoman TV programme on crimes (murder) against women by their own family in the name of "honour". We look at the situation in Jordan and Turkey. June 2007 Aljazeera TV. 11:33 min.

This is a short video that explains the situation of the Comfort Women, told by young activists from a Support Group in Kyoto, Japan. 2008. 4:14 min.

In the fifth year of marking International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, the UN has launched a multi-million dollar program to reduce the practice by 40% over the next seven years. Feb 08, 2008 Everywoman AljazeeraTV report. 11:48 min.

This film excerpt depicts Japan - 1908. For centuries Japan has romanticized the life of its courtesans. But the dark history behind these women who were forced to be prostitutes needs to be told. In 1617, women forced into the slave-sex-trades were restricted to certain areas located on the outskirts of the major cities in Japan. The three most famous Japanese brothels were located in the Yoshiwara in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Shinmachi in Osaka, and Shimabara in Kyoto. This "legal" industry lasted in Japan

2008 London trafficking symposium that attempts to help work through the problems of trafficking and forced prostitution of women in London. Organised by Mary Honeyball MEP and Val Shawcross AM. Film 7:37 min Jan 2008 For more info go to www.tackingtrafficking.net

Iran launches a public message announcement reminding women to respect its Islamic dress codes, part of an ongoing pressure campaign by the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. News report AFP, December 12th, 2007.

trafficking reports... investigates the trade in minority girls and women from the hill tribes of Bu

...�Roads," a hauntingly beautiful song, to images of women and children living in war ravaged regi

The Global Gag Rule in 90 Seconds
prochoiceamerica
2 min - Sep 18, 2007

NARAL Pro-Choice America's Donna Crane tells you everything you need to know about Bush's Global Gag Rule in 90 seconds.

... to tread over and kill
the lives of comfort women
that are full of wounds.

The Number of Comfort Women during WWII is from 80,000 to 200,000.

420 women killed in Ciudad Juarez
roccorico
4 min - Dec 11, 2006

The killing of women in the border, most of them worked for the factories of global corporations

Pro Choice
Danielle625
3 min - Dec 12, 2006

Pro Choice Fight

Virginia Woolf
jerseydinerfilm
1 min - Jun 1, 2006

A short retrospective on the life and impact of Virginia Woolf.