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Reuters Trustlaw - 15 June 2011
World's
Most Dangerous Countries for Women
Hanifa, who has been displaced by floods, carries her
two-week-old baby boy Nazar Hussain, outside her makeshift tent while taking
refuge in a flood relief camp at Kakar village in
LONDON (TrustLaw) - From rape
and domestic violence to lack of healthcare and education, millions of women
experience daily peril, but nowhere more than in the five countries a TrustLaw
expert poll identifies as the world's most dangerous countries to be female in
2011: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia.
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MAIN STORIES AND ANALYSIS
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TRUSTLAW POLL: Afghanistan is most
dangerous country for women
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INFOGRAPHIC: The five countries at a glance
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Poll highlights hidden but deadly
dangers for women
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South Asia's growing modernity
masks women's plight
§ Q+A: Women's rights in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban
IN
FOCUS
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INTERVIEW: Somalia 'worst place to
be a woman', says minister
§ FEATURE-How will Afghan women fare in Taliban reconciliation?
MULTIMEDIA
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Where women and
girls are most at risk
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Somalia: Where
birth can mean death
BACKGROUND