Violence women

Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, the United Nations' gender agency, Lakshmi Puri, says violence against women should be recognized as a "global epidemic. This as the world mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today. The day kicks off a 16 day campaign to stop this gross violation of women's human rights. The campaign runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. UN Women says violence affects at least one in three women and girls worldwide. Pooja Premchandran asked Puri how it could be stopped.