Baghdad sexual violence 'rising'

Sexual attacks have increased in Baghdad since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, according to a new report.

The US-based Human Rights Watch says the rise in sexual violence is driving women indoors, and preventing them from taking part in Iraq's public life at a crucial time.

The failure of the US led coalition forces and civilian administration in Baghdad to provide public security has made females more vulnerable to sexual violence and abduction, the report says.

It also claims that not enough is being done to investigate such crimes.

Human Rights Watch says the fear of sexual violence is such that many women in Baghdad are too scared to leave their homes, even to attend school or go to work.

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the reason why sexual violence is on the increase is because 51% of the women in our military are pregnant. and all the dogs are in heat in the summer heat

Originally posted by tututkamen
the reason why sexual violence is on the increase is because 51% of the women in our military are pregnant. and all the dogs are in heat in the summer heat

You keep saying 51%, tut.
Where are you getting this figure? Links?

-B.

Originally posted by tututkamen
the reason why sexual violence is on the increase is because 51% of the women in our military are pregnant. and all the dogs are in heat in the summer heat

uh,oh...you didn't learn from FreeMason's lesson did you?

It does seem that lawlessness is prevailing in Iraq. Our forces are not policemen, and can not be expected to operate in a strange land with limited communication and cultural orientation on a required level.

It seems the less law abiding are feeling the freedom we have given them also

I say turn the police keeping function in Iraq over to the U.N. and let those f*ucks get shot at.

Originally posted by Freddie
I say turn the police keeping function in Iraq over to the U.N. and let those f*ucks get shot at.

I wonder if the UN changed their helmet covers to pink, would it subdue the terrorist?

Protecting women in Iraq has a very low priority for bush, since they were educated under Saddam and are suspected to prefer the old regime to an islamic-inspired republic where their rights would be revoked.