BBC Assignment: Forced Sterilisation in Uzbekistan
By Produced by the BBC World ServiceBBC Assignment: Forced Sterilisation in Uzbekistan
By Produced by the BBC World Service
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In a government effort to control the population, women in Uzbekistan are being sterilized — often without their knowledge. Many women have fled the country to escape the practice. The BBC Assignment‘s Natalia Antelava details the plight of Uzbek women in her documentary, Forcible Sterilisation In Uzbekistan.