After being attacked with a knife by in-laws, Shehnaz Bano filed a case under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act – a move that allowed her to escape the spiral of abuse and likely saved her life.
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Safe Cities Part 2: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Revisiting some of the most dangerous public spaces in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – the city’s marketplaces – this documentary takes an inside look at how the Safe Cities Global Initiative is working to curb violence against women and girls. As one of the initiative’s five pilot projects, the Port Moresby Safe Cities programme is targeting select city markets for simple, but well-designed interventions that have the potential for high impact in reducing fear, changing behaviours, and making the city's women and girls, safer.-
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