On a quiet morning, weighed down by an inexplicable tension, twelve-year-old Hayat faced an experience that would change her life forever. It was 2006, and she sat quietly, wide-eyed and unsettled, watching her surroundings without understanding what was coming. When her eyes fell on the medical instruments — the scissors and razors — her young heart started to tremble. Overwhelmed by fear, she quickly spiraled into panic as the nurse and her assistant forcefully restrained her, exposing the lower part of her body…

Violence against women is one of the most devastating and widespread human rights violations today. As the world nears the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, we are called to face this crisis with honesty, urgency, and unwavering determination. CWFL is proud to participate in this global effort…