Broken Bodies Broken Dreams: Violence Against Women Exposed

by United Nations Dept and United Nations

Violence against women is a pandemic, one that transcends the bounds of geography, race, culture, class and religion. It touches virtually every community, in virtually every corner of the globe. Too often sanctified by custom and reinforced by institutions, it thrives on widespread impunity for perpetrators in what remains a patriarchal world that is reluctant to grant women equal rights and protection from gender-based violence. This book offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9966710809
• ISBN13: 9789966710802
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Ofc Coord Humanitarian Affairs
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 10.2"