Sexual assault and other forms of violence against women are on the rise in Iraq

Rights Group Lashes U.S. on Status of Iraq Women
Run Date: 03/06/07 By Allison StevensWashington Bureau Chief
The international rights group Madre chastises the Bush administration for supporting Islamist groups and allowing an erosion of women's rights in Iraq. Rape allegations directed at Iraqi forces are focusing the debate on U.S. involvement in Iraq. . . Sexual assault and other forms of violence against women, topics surrounded by cultural silence, are on the rise in Iraq
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3089/
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Madre:http://www.madre.org/