Talking Points
March 2009
MADRE Talking Points on Iraq: Six Years of "Liberation" and an Epidemic of Violence Against Women
Posted on: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Peace Building
Unleashing a Campaign of Violence Since the US invasion of 2003, Iraqi women have endured a public campaign of harassment, beatings, abduction, rape, and assassinations. The main perpetrators are militia fighters who see violence against women as a way to...
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