Rothna Begum is a human rights activist with over 10 years experience working on human rights issues in the Middle East. As the women's rights researcher on the Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch, she led the investigation and campaign to end abuses against migrant domestic workers in the Gulf region; documented the sexual violence and slavery of Yezidi women by ISIS in Iraq; investigated the government's response on domestic violence in Morocco, Lebanon, and Iraq; campaigned for the end of the male guardianship system and the ban against women driving in Saudi Arabia; and lobbied for an end to child marriage in Yemen. Rothna Begum is a human rights activist with over 10 years experience working on human rights issues in the Middle East. As the women's rights researcher on the Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch, she led the investigation and campaign to end abuses against migrant domestic workers in the Gulf region; documented the sexual violence and slavery of Yezidi women by ISIS in Iraq; investigated the government's response on domestic violence in Morocco, Lebanon, and Iraq; campaigned for the end of the male guardianship system and the ban against women driving in Saudi Arabia; and lobbied for an end to child marriage in Yemen. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx