The World’s 5 most dangerous countries for women
According to TrustLaw Women expert poll the world’s most dangerous countries to be female in 2011 are: Afganistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia.
Some facts:
- 87% of Afgan women are illiterate
- 1152 women are raped in Congo every day
- 90% of women experience domestic violence in their lifetimes in Pakistan
- 100 M mostly women and girls are estimated to be involved in trafficking in India
- 95% of girls in Somalia face genital mutilation, mostly between ages of 4 and 11
For more information please visit:
http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/womens-rights/dangerpoll/
This matters to me and it should mean something to you too.
(Source: trust.org, via silentlydrawn)
