today, we me three you indonesian women who are crazy about heavy metal. we check out a kenyan movie about the power of the imagination. and we learn about the brutal domestic violence that's still far too common in india. you're probably thinking a place public park at night, or a dark alleyway. but it's not. it's the home. worldwide, one woman in the has been the victim of sexual or

phical violee by an inmate partr. acrding toecent rearch bythe w billion women worldwide have no legal protection in situations involving domeic violence. 144 countries now have laws on sexual harassment, but they're rarely implemented when it comes to violence within a partnership. in 37 countries, forced sex within a marriage doesn't even count as rape. in india, sex with a minor is now a punishle offenceeven within marriag women over 18 though aretill ve much athe mercy of their husbds. reporter: this woman can't go to the courts and her family doesn't understand her problem. that's why she's come to this women's support center. priya is in her early 20's. the mother of two was forced into an arranged marriage six years ago. since then, she's been tormented and abused by her own husband.

priya: he'd wake me up in the middle of the night and pressure me for sex, even when i was ill. when i tried to stop him, he hit me. sometimes i wouo sit down for days, or move without pain. reporter: unlike priya, 60-year-old suresh has no qualms about showing her face on camera. her suffering started 20 years ago. now she wants to go public with her story, even if her relatives condemn her and say she's tarnishing the family's honor. suresh is now divorced. her ex-husband cheated on her with his own daughter-in-law. suresh: nevertheless, he still wanted to have sex with me, even though i refused him. he got drunk, hit me, raped me. repeatedly. i ran away.

reporter: chaitali is a women's rights activist from delhi who supports victims of abuse. she can find women new jobs or a new place to live, but she can't give them justice. husbands who force their wives to have sex with them are, technically, not breaking the law in india. chaitali: the basis for this is the patriarchal tradition here. a woman is viewed as the property of her father. after she's married, she becomes the property of her husband. issues, on women's aspirations and fears. the film was initially banned in india by the censorship authorities. s directorays it hit lile too clo to home. alankrita: do feel tt thers a high level of abuse

within marriages. within relationships also, but definitely within marriage. and it becomes difficult because you are always told to work it out. reporter: in the future, there could be another option, the legal one. india's supreme court decided to hold a hearing on the issue. not long ago, it banned child marriages. is the next step to finally criminalize marital rape? even at this respected and progressive women's university in delhi, opinion is divided. many here say they would welcome a new law. others argue it could be misused. >> there have been many cases registered where women have utilized the right of these dowries and all in a negative way, and misused them. >> physical intimidation is something which is very possible to a couple, but again, it's a rape, so we cannot neglect it. and of course, our consent, whether we want to get touched

or not, is highly important. reporter: on the day of the hearing, chaitali and a other women's rights activists came to the court. then, unwelcome news. the hearing was postponed to a later date. but chaitali says that's not necessarily a bad sign. chaitali: we have to be patient. society is not going to change so quickly. above all, what has to stop is the belief that women e essentially men's property. that won't happen overnight, even with a new law. reporter: but it would be a step in the right direction. even if the supreme court takes its time with the ruling, victims and activists campaigning for change are confident it will ultimately make the right decision in women's favor. host: this week in global ideas, we're in south africa, where we meet women striving for climate justice.

once upon a time, johannesburg was the city of gold. for decades, hundreds of companies mined the precious metal there. today, all that's left of the mines are hundreds of imposing slag heaps, many of them right next door to resential areas. our reporter stefan mohl went to soweto to meet a dedicated environmental activist. stefan: this barren wasteland is one of the mine dumps found in and around south africa's biggest city, johannesburg. the soil here is full of toxins like arsenic, lead, and radioaive uraniu the hey rains andust storm that have become morfrequent in recent ars have sead the contination,speciallaround soweto a its nghboring that have become morfrequent in recentownships. sead the thated ndivi mokoenao beme an enronmenta activisteducatg people aut thhealth hazards posed by the mine dumps.

she's invited us to her family home in soweto, where her older sister and two nephews live. ndivile knows that here, environmental issues like climate change are ao social issues. ndile: climate change largely is viewed as an environmental issue. however, it encompasses everything. it's a developmental issue, it's a human rights issue, it's a social issue. and how oncan adapt,he most vulnerablere the wom ande children. stefan: ndivile grew up der the raci apartheidegime. ck then, ming debrisas dumped dectly next tthe toships wherblack peop lived, aa safe disnce from affluent white suburbs. a young gl, she sawow muchore vulnerle the poo

and sadvantaged were to environmental problems. women suffered doubly. not only were they exposed to the hazards, in a deeply entrenched patriarchal society, womehathemselves.oicesnd that men could dictate a woman's fate w a notion ivile gr up wh. ndivile: tditionallyyou kn, when a m gets marrd they are looking to get a boy as a first rn. t when i ce out and ey find o that it ia girl, th my father said, i have had enough of girls. that is the meaning of my name , ndivile. it means, i have had enough. stefan: ndivile was the third of four daughters. her fath was a proud man, who traditional man, who saw noy value in educating girls.

ndive: my fath told myom th he is n going ttake girls universy becaushe els he iwasting s money. becae we will to scho, then srt workingbut we wl workingor anoer familybecae d workor someo else ornother family. so hwould raer invesin so tt thing,ou know, thinkecae d it sort inspid me to lo to theseender ises. stan: ndive did sty yway, rning thmoney sheneededn lateas a mketer at big tional nspaper. she got re and me involvneededn inommunity wk. evenally she qt her b, and ganized enronmenl clean- mpaigns soweto. toy, ndivile is the sout rica crdinatoror the geer into ban clate chan

inittive. e globaletwork eluates a monirs the genr components of climate protection strategies in cities ound the wld. at aroject worhop in johannesburg, the coordinators share the experiences d chalnges facedy women intheir. in india, for instance, many poor families can't afford the security of basic lifeinsur. rekha: mumbai is a cstal area, . so fhing is a g industry ther. so whenever the men out to sea and whever there are storms and they don't return back, the women have either to relocate or to look out for a different business ando care for the family themselves. so the burden onhem is increased ten times more. stefan: in south africa, the initiative works together with two cities. inntrodung climatemart. ndivurban agriculture.tereed in johansburg's joert park,an w become a community garden. the cooperative grows vegetables

and medicinal herbs. currently the project provides wo for two fmerly jobls wome ntheywn a farm in their area where they stay. and then they come here as volunteers to the greenhou to ta care of t space. efan: with changing imate, agriculturalractices have to change, too. the project teaches women farmers how to adapt sustainably mamosweu: so here in greenhouse, fo as we are doing organic vegetabl, it helpss to suain ourselves. because we sell our ornic vegetables to the local market so we arable to ha somethingeve. stefan: king themsves heard bg

to renovate the greenhouse, but t the fundg at the ltaged minu. ndive: it's stl a longay too, but wwill kp on ising our voice and ke on commenting and critiquing their policies and make recommendatis. idtify gaps ere there e gaps. stefan: it's work that takes strength and perseverance. d ndivile koena has enty of bh. hostwar, disea, corrtion d starvaon. thosare somef the imes th come toind wheneople think offrica. but thers an effective antidote to such stereotypes -- movies made in africa by africans. nigeria leads the way when it comes to film production. last year alone, more than 1500 movies were made in nollywood, most of them proced by sma

companies on dvd, using cheap equipment and amateur actors. cinemas are pretty rare in africa, on average, there's just one for every million people. and until now, there's been little funding for big budget films. but that's about to change. the african union has ambitions. it wants to boost the continent's film industry profits to $20 billion and create 20 million jobs at the same time. a new kenyan film was shown at this year's berlinale film festival. reporter: meet an up-and-coming movie star. stycie: i had to do a lot of things to prepare for this film. it was very fun. premiered at the berlin film festival. it's the sry of jo, o loves tion filmsnd dreams being a superhero. she is terminally ill, and has

come home from the hospital to die. her sister tries to keep her spirits up. the whole village plays along. they all stop in their tracks. jo's mission is to catch a thief. mugambi: in the end, the fantasy is not the point. it's the fact that she found heroism inside of her and

inspired the whole village to do something. everyone has a hero living inside of them, who they just need to discover. reporter: the meage may be universal, but the story is set in a village in kenya. the film w shot nearairobi d the dialue is inwahili. there is plenty of local color and specific cultural refences. films from afra rarely find large audiences outside the continent. mykel: you know that african cinema has its unique style, very different from what the west would do. and from the environment, to the language, culture, to the lifestyle of the people, to the dress culture, and into every spices we put to make our films.

and that's what we're trying tohow to t world. reporter: african filmmakers come to international film festivals to present their work and make contacts, like here at the berlinale. at the same time, many of them don't want to replicate conventional western filmmaking, but create alternative visions. elias: i would love to see more african films made by africans. i think the vast majority of african films that go into the mainstream circuit are actually made by europeans, written by europeans. they usually have a white savior somewhere in them. and we've made it our mission to try and change that. reporter: the villagers make jo's last wish come true -- to make a film and star in it before s die thfilm indusy is in it infancin many afcan untries. for so years ns in africa have received support from the german ecomic

co-opetion and delopment ministry a the dw acemy. barbara:t contributes so stngly to raing the general skl set level of kenyan film make, because at it doess it gives us an opportunity to work on a much bigger production than we wod ordinarye able . because have a bier crew, abiga longer story, and that in itself trains us to be able to handle bigger pjects. rerter: e german-kyan film was co-produced by the company founded by german director tom tykwer to promote african filmmaking. tykwer says the spread of mobile internet and streaming services will eventually offer great new opportunities. tom: we need to really support that the market inside the

continent gets a better structure. people are actually ready to pay for watching a great film, especially if it's their own, if it's not that much money. and there are so many people. imagine, even if it's just 10 cents that you pay, but you have got 10% of east africa paying 10 cents to watch a movie, it's insanely economically useful. further afield. stycie: is that even a question? of course i want to go to hollywood. everyone wants to go to hollywood. host: we've seen them on athletes, on barbie dolls, and on the pages of muslim fashion bloggers. and now we have the hijab-wearing heavy metal band.

report: this is t your tycal heavy tal band. these young musicians in hijabs call themselves vob, short for. voice ofaceprot, ojust noisy vo. they're recording their first album in jarta. this song is called "school revolution" and it means a lot to lead nger firddkurnia. fird: when record th song i sing iwith all've got. the rics a about how got cked on atchool, bause i'm to lead nger firddkurnia. ma people thk i'm ird, anoutsir i sing iwspk my min got. this so i let tse feings o. repoer: the ba members a 16 and7 years ol in indonesia, many young women this age are already married. but these three have a different agenda -- making music.

widi: i used to really sh well, i still am. but i'a lot moreonfident now. i can ay bass guitar and there aren't many people my age who can do that. reporter: firdda, siti and widi are excited. thethey're going with their assistant and manager to a mic festival in bali. firdda: very happy. li is a betiful plac i thin anthat will be a great experience for us. reporter: their rise to fame is like something froa hollywood film. the young musicians set up their band aschool in a rural town three years ago. now th're making tv appearances, recorng an albu even jetti to a gig in bali for three days. it's a heady new world for three youngstersrom humble even jetckgrounds.it's scarya. for three days.

firdda: very excited. reporter: at firstheir paren wouldn't allow them to make music. conservative muslim parents en't exact thrilled en their. but the three fries didn't give up. siti: my parents are still worried. but by now they realize that we're successful. that's why they allowed me to come on this trip,lthough they did tell me be carefu widi: my parents said be good and don't forget to pray. reporter: right after landing in bali, it's off to a sound check. the three teenagers say they need to let off steam just like all their counterparts. music is their way of owing they're dierent and belling. firdda: we found our soul in

avy metal music. i'm falling in love with heavy metal music. widi: i falling ilove with funky music. and funky my gender. reporter: at first they covered songs written by other bands, but now they compose their own music. firdda: with our songs we fight the broken school system, discrimination, and inequality. our generation cares about these subjects. many of our friends escape through casual sex and drugs. we have music. reporter: on stage, these three somewhat shy teenagers transform to rock anroll professionals. ♪

the grouwant to beole modelsfor. they sayslam and hvy metal can go hanin-hand. firdda, di and sithave sometim. they say religion is part of their identity, but it's ivate. avy metal how they press theithoughts a their feings. firdda: at first people saide wereust tryingo get attentn. we got a l of abuse social media and in real life. they claimed that we were just aring our jabs on ste, but t the restf the timethat

we were just trying to provoke. reporter: this hostility isn't surprising in a country where conservave attitud are gring increangly commo amongst its mostly muslim population. somerovincesn the couny w followtrict shar law. but ese threaren't frightened. firddathose peop don't reesent isla they don't understand the religion. firdislam is nothat angry. butd reesent isla that people around theorld mit think almuslims arlike th. but that's not true. look at us. report: the younwomen aremakiy n't be intidated. they have ergy, and ey have

all: america. firdda: because most of our favote bands ce from amica. rertporful comnation.at and fofirdda, di and sit this is ly the binning host: have you enjoyed our reports today? would you like to find out more? check out our facebook page. it's packed with moving and inspiring stories, including many from international women's day on march 8. this week. but we love hearing from you, so write to us. by email to global3000@dw.com, or on facebook. see you soon. bye for now. ♪ [captioning performed by the

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>> today on "earth focus"... mining, a new film on conflict ovea uranium mill in colorado, and reports on the unexpected effects of mining coal in south africa and gold in ecuador. coming up on "earth focus." filmmaker suzan beraza screened her new film, "uranium drive-in" at the 2014 vironmental film festival in the nation's capital. promise of jobs from a proposed uranium mill is a tantalizing prospect for an economilly devastated colorado town, until environmentalists step in to try to shut it down. will jobs or health and environment prevail? the film documents how a local community