Crossing Continents - Iran: The Story of Leila

Julia Rooke tells the story of Leila, who lives in Tehran. Sold into prostitution by her own mother at the age of nine, Leila was sentenced to death by hanging nine years later. Her life was saved by human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr. Her story provides an insight into poverty in Iran and pays tribute to social workers and lawyers fighting to reform a justice system heavily biased against women.