A former girl-soldier guerrilla from Columbia (who is hiding her identity), a 15 yr old Columbian girl and a 12 yr old boy share their personal stories of leg amputation from landmine explosions. A May 2007 Cuadro a cuadro Ltda. video production. Excerpt 5:22 min.
Suffrage Movement Pictoral History --Incredible collection of suffrage photographs with the theme song of many Suffragettes worldwide, called "Bread and Roses." Feb 2008 video. 3:07 min.
Gunfire erupts in the DRC as Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi talked with Honorata, survivor of sexual enslavement rebuilding her life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sexual violence and slavery are rising to horrific levels in the war in the Congo. Now more than ever...
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.
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Most people don't know that women have provided the bulk of the food supply over much of history. This excerpt from the Women's Power dvd looks at female foragers and farmers around the world. For info: www.suppressedhistories.net/womenspowerdvd.html
Released on YouTube March 5, 2008. Excerpt fr...
Tibetan folksong sung by Degi, a young woman learning to sing authentic Tibetan songs. This was recorded in Bamei (Garthar), Western Sichuan Province (formerly Kham, Eastern Tibet) in March 2007 at the Golden Sun Guesthouse. 1:19 min.
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council at the United Nations Geneva - March 2007, UN Watch Chairman, Alfred Moses, exposes Iran's policy of beating and arresting Iranian women who were peacefully demonstrating for human rights in Iran. Video release to YouTube - March 13, 2008. Video 2:53 min.
In this short film, we travel to Cambodia's second largest city, Battambang, where we meet Chi Chamna, who makes 25 cents for every pants she sews -- hardly enough for this HIV-positive, widowed woman to survive, but better than nothing. For every pair of pants she makes -- she makes 25 cents. Fi...
Domestic abuse in Afghanistan is on the rise. Due to this women are needed in the Afghan police force.Women have experienced more freedom since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan, but some still face abuse from men unwilling to accomodate change. Zeina Khodr follows the story of one woman ...
Turkey's ban on women's headscarves kept religious women from attending college. Is the lifting of the ban a liberalization, helping equalize the poor and the rich? Or is it a step on the slippery slope toward Islamization? As Europe continues to mull over Turkey's bid to join the EU, the answer ...
Philippine women's Rights activist, Nelia Sancho, outlines the history of the Japanese Army during WWII as they abused women all over Asia, forcing them to "serve" their army. Now the women are asking for reparations. Amonita Balajadia was only 14 when she was kidnapped to work as a comfort wom...
Iraq war veterans Eric Alva, Antonio Agnone and other openly gay veterans will be taking part in the Legacy of Service Tour, raising awareness about the anti-gay "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.