Invisible Forgotten Sufferers

On the occasion of the sixth International Widows Day in 2010, this powerful book by Vijay Dutt, with research by Risto Harma, was presented to the United Nations at a dinner in New York. It sets out in graphic detail the terrible injustices faced by widows in many countries, explaining clearly why UN support is so important in bringing much-needed relief and changing the culture of discrimination that is endemic in so many countries. Six months after the publication of this book, on 21 December 2010, the UN General Assembly designated 23 June as International Widows Day, an annual global day of action. This important book tells you why.