Women who dared to speak out for the causes they believe in
World Service,Β·6 episodes
An Afghan woman threatened for educated and articulate criticism of the Taliban
A doctor who took on the might of the Chinese government and was forced to flee
In her fight for women's rights she has clashed with the Catholic church and Shining Path
Warning: personal accounts and very graphic descriptions of female genital mutilation
Jadranka Cigelj has worked ceaselessly to have rape prosecuted as a war crime
Taslima Nasrin, an author and feminist in Bangladesh who has condemned Islamic law there