On International Widows’ Day, 23 June, take a look at some of the ... and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Even when national laws exist to protect the rights of widows, weaknesses ...

A former national police officer who now directs ... But June 23 marked the sixth International Widows’ Day, and in the biggest town in Mukono, a grassy square facing the courthouse was given ...

This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... or legal bonds—she cannot leave. Widows are cast out. Their possessions, their land, and even their children ...