Iraq: One Woman's Quest for Justice

United Nations, New York, May 2012 - In Iraq's southernmost city of Basra, a young woman battles to be reunited with her daughter in the aftermath of a violent marriage. A meeting with a women's rights activist, Fatima, has given her hope to restart her life. Fatima runs a centre, supported by the UN Democracy Fund, UNDEF, which advocates for increased civil and legal rights for women in democratic Iraq.

UNIA program # 1347

Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia13...

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