Amnesty Report on the Iraqi Refugee Crisis
Amnesty International has issued a report on the Iraqi refugee crisis that makes all too clear the need for immediate action. The report confirms the particularly dire situation being faced by women and children who are being forced into prostitution in order to survive, something that has been mentioned on this blog repeatedly in recent weeks:
“Syrian officials have expressed concern, however, that a growing number of Iraqi refugees are becoming involved in the sex trade as prostitutes or workers in sex clubs. Amnesty International was told that some Iraqi girls and women have been forced by their families to engage in prostitution to earn money to enable them to meet their daily needs, and there is concern that child prostitution and trafficking of Iraqi children is growing. The Syrian government has acknowledged the seriousness of this matter and is drafting new legislation in response with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).”
For more on this, see also my article: September 11: the Epitome of American Arrogance
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