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Mexico: Each pink cross marks the spot where a dead woman has been found. Ciudad Juarez in Mexico is titled the murder capital of the world and murders of women have been extraordinarily brutal. Brazil: Luciana is in the reception area at the women’s police station in central Rio de Janeiro, waiting for her turn. She has been sent here by the court after her ex-fiance broke her protection order. The young girl was kidnapped by men who raped her in Pakistan. South Africa: The first time Elizabeth’s boyfriend beat her she was 16. Her boyfriend used to say to her: “You’re a dog. How can you expect anyone to love you when even your own mother doesn’t?” South Africa: The first time Elizabeth’s boyfriend beat her she was 16. Her boyfriend used to say to her: “You’re a dog. How can you expect anyone to love you when even your own mother doesn’t?” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A psychologist tends to the children at Queen Silvia’s Home for Young Mothers in Brazil, where single mothers come to give birth. Single mothers with difficult situations at home come to stay at Queen Silvia’s Home for Young Mothers in Brazil. Russia: Svetlana is in the midst of divorce proceedings but has to remain in the apartment with the man who beats her and frightens the children. She has absolutely nowhere to go. A woman shows me the picture of her cousin that she is in love with and hopes to marry if she is allowed to get a divorce. Lahore, Pakistan. Women laughing at a shelter in Lahore, Pakistan. She stayed with her husband for a year because she had nowhere to go. But when he cut her face with a knife she left, now she is living on the streets. Her ankle is broken, but the next day this woman returned to her boyfriend who did it. Sweden: Carina used her mobile phone to take pictures of her broken face. Her ex-husband was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for serious violation of a woman’s integrity. Pakistan: It is 20 years since Gulnaz’ cousin threw acid at her. He wanted her, and when she married someone else he took his revenge. Everyone knew it was him, and he was sent to prison, but after six months he was out again. Johannesburg, South Africa USA: The police in Maryland, USA, make a preliminary hearing of a woman who has been abused by her husband. Her ankle is sprained and she is agitated. The questioning follows the standard Lethality Assessment Protocol designed in Maryland. A woman was murdered with a gun bought at this store. The easy access to firearms results in high murder rates of women in the USA. A woman is getting surgery to stop her from drooling. Her neighbor threw acid in her face, after she refused to have sex with him. A woman cries a the shelter Dastak in Pakistan. The next morning her husband will come and take her son from her. The psychologist is a hero at the shelter Dastak in Pakistan. Russia: Svetlana is in the midst of divorce proceedings but has to remain in the apartment with the man who beats her and frightens the children. She has absolutely nowhere to go. Congo: “When the soldier who kidnapped us had raped me he complained. “This one has a too tight pussy, I’ll have to do something about that.” He said. And then he took out a big knife, cut my genitals and then towards my eye.” Congo: Emerance was abducted and lived as a sex slave. When she managed to escape the gerilla group, she was pregnant. At the shelter Dastak in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The line of light cutting through the image is the US border. A common sight in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico are the posters of missing women. Brazil: Joseane’s murderer has been found guilty in his absence, and is wanted by the police. Her mother Fatima shows us a newspaper clip. Spain: “A year ago, I decided that I didn’t want to go on living. He’d broken a finger when he hit me, a hard blow to my leg.“ Spain: A man is sweating while testifying in front of the special women's court in Madrid. South Africa: Blessing was only three years old the first time she was sexually abused. She has been raped many times since she grew up. Her daughter is the result of a gang rape. South Africa: Jents is one of many homosexual women who have been subjected to ‘corrective’ rapes. The rapists say that they will show the lesbians “what it is like to be with a real man.” Brazil: Rosangela says she has survived twice. First when her husband threw petrol over her and set her alight – and then the negligence at the hospital. Sweden: “We had a good marriage for over 20 years, until the day he suddenly struck my face several times.“ A girl in the waiting room at the Teddybear clinic which treats children who were sexually abused in Johannesburg, South Africa. Brazil: She is a survivor, and she uses her experiences to take part in founding a women’s radio. South Africa: Parents and relatives of raped girls meet in group therapy at the same time as their children, at the Teddybear Clinic. Russia: “Sergey thrusts an axe into Tatiana's breast. He then rolls her up in a rug, goes out and buys more spirits.“ Maria tells about the murder of her mother. St Petersburg, Russia Mexico: I didn't feel I had a choice. I had nowhere to go and I had another child. But in the end I couldn't take another blow. Congo: Nyoto is at the police station. The 14-year-old girl was raped and her body violated for a whole night, and then the rapist’s family tried to pay for the “damage” and hush it all up. Congo: Nyoto is at the police station. The 14-year-old girl was raped and her body violated for a whole night, and then the rapist’s family tried to pay for the “damage” and hush it all up. Nyabisepela is on her way to the hospital with her daughter Nyota. The 14-year-old girl was raped and her body violated for a whole night, and then the rapist’s family tried to pay for the “damage” and hush it all up. Egypt: “I’d decided to take the train to Cairo to get a job and earn a lot of money, but as soon as I got to the railway station I was assaulted by some boys.” Martha is a street child in Cairo, Egypt. She is now pregnant and can’t find the father. Pakistan: Akhtar was constantly abused but couldn't get a divorce for 17 years. It would have ruined her families reputation and her sister chance of getting married. Congo: All of these women were raped in attacks by the militia, in eastern Congo. Pakistan: “If it was an accident, she would have been at the hospital with her husband, mother-in-law or one of her sisters-in-law. That’s the family she lives in. But she came with her own mother. Mexico: “Two women at dawn” reads the headline. The word murder is implied. USA: Nicole has lived a hard life, with drug abuse, mental illness and many violent relationships. Now she has decided to deal with her life – not just to survive, but to start to thrive. “My abusers will win if I don’t make something of my life.”