Sisters in Law

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PBS | Air Date: November 27, 2007
Summary: In this exploration of the law in Cameroon, Sisters in Law looks at state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba in their fight to encourage women to speak out against abuse. These women are fighting an uphill battle - the abused women are pressured by family to remain silent. Ngassa and Ntuba, though, deal with theirIn this exploration of the law in Cameroon, Sisters in Law looks at state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba in their fight to encourage women to speak out against abuse. These women are fighting an uphill battle - the abused women are pressured by family to remain silent. Ngassa and Ntuba, though, deal with their clients with compassion and hand down stiff sentences to the accused. Expand
Genre(s): Talk & Interview, Documentary, Arts

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