Hundreds of millions of women and girls do not own their own bodies and their lives are governed by others, Kanem said. Photo: AFP Relaxnews
Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a recent report.
The authors of the report by the United Nations Population Fund addressed for the first time women's bodily autonomy.
The study entitled My Body is My Own lists attacks on women in 57 countries, ranging from rape to forced sterilization to virginity tests and genital mutilation.
