Millions of widows worldwide suffer crushing poverty and persecution. Many are left destitute after being robbed of their inheritance, while others are enslaved by their in-laws, accused of witchcraft or forced into abusive sexual rituals.
Reuters: Global number of widows rises as war and disease take toll
Women with children cry as they arrived, with other refugees and migrants, on the Greek island of Lesbos, on October 28, 2015, after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey.
