Women: In the documentary, women are portrayed as impowered fighting for justice throughout the film usually coming out on top, an example being the two Muslim women at the end who are stood before an entire class to talk about their achievements.

Men: Men in Sisters in Law are portrayed as ignorant to the damage they cause towards women, an example being the defence lawyer laughing at the abuse victim not understanding the seriousness of the situation.

Children: Children are shown as victims in the documentary with the worst of the abuse being inflicted on them usually being physical. An example being Manka who was beaten and neglected.

Muslim people: Muslims are presented as being retrained by their religion within the documentary. An example being the women who is unable to leave her house without her husbands permission due to an Islamic law. This shows how one cause of the abuse on Cameroon is the presence of religion.