Judges in Nicaragua learn to see the world through the eyes of vulnerable women
ESTELI, Nicaragua – At only 19, Michelle Zeled ón, from the north of Nicaragua, has been through a lot. She watched her father beat her mother, and endured years of his verbal abuse. “One time, during the Holy Week, my dad tried to kill my mother,” she told UNFPA.When she becamepregnant at age 15, he cut off all support.She took a job in a tobacco company, where she works from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm to support her daughter, now 4 years old.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: zerzan Source Type: news
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