28/08/2009
Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With George Arney.
On today's programme: Kidnap in Mexico; Indian sex workers; Iraqi eye Doctor.
Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With George Arney.
On today's programme: Kidnap in Mexico; Indian sex workers; Iraqi eye Doctor.
Claudia Wallace
The sister of a kidnap victim in Mexico tells us about the psychological effects on those family members searching for his body.
Indian Sex Workers
Sunita Thakur meets a community in India where almost everyone is involved in the sex industry.
Dr Haidar al Hakim
An eye doctor who returned to his Iraqi homeland after a lifetime in exile tells George Arney about his work.
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