"Reversing the Trend" aims to raise awareness and calls for an end to violence against women. (United Nations Population Fund)The video portrays a woman, bruised and battered, with blood leaking from her nose. She closes her eyes tight, squeezing out a tear, and words flash across the screen: “Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights violations. “Raising awareness about human rights, and especially gender-based violence, is a huge part of what I do,” she told the United Nations Population Fund. (Courtesy of Rand Jarallah)For the earlier campaign, Jarallah turned her face into a canvas depicting floods, droughts and earthquakes.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2016 17:55 UTC