The civil war that followed the Syrian popular uprising that sought to overthrow Bashar Al-Assad created a perfect environment for ISIS to expand by recruiting more fighters. The terror group attracted thousands of young people from different backgrounds and nationalities....
Face concealed in a baby blue burka in Afganistan, 23-year-old Miriam’s voice remained even as she told HAWCA. “My father-in-law was standing near me. He was pressuring me to burn myself. He told me, “Pick up that fuel and stop...
Bi Mkami’s skin is withered and plastered in a map of scars. She walks with a heavy limp and the tiredness of her body is distinct in each measured movement. In a video by Maweni Farm Documentaries, the old woman...
About six hours from Nairobi is the little village of Umoja. The dusty plains are golden in the light of day and farm animals roam in the sweltering heat. A babble of children’s laughter fills the air. Adorned in vibrantly...
“Sometimes, you see that a little boy goes into the toilet and immediately, an adult detainee goes after them, and when the boy comes out, you don’t need to be told what has happened to him,” a former warder at...
Gulnaz, a demure and quiet Afghan woman, gained public attention in 2011. At 16-years-old, a male relative had raped and impregnated her. When she reported the incident, she was promptly arrested and jailed for 12 years for adultery since her...
Welcome to the Trokosi’s clandestine playground. There are no games to be played and the waif girls who roam here, sometimes daydream about suicide. For centuries, girls as young as two-years-old, have been offered to shrines across Ghana as slaves...
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