Report: More Young Girls Face Rape in Afghanistan
Is it my imagination, or has there been an exponential increase in the amount of stories like this (and iran too) prepping the american people for a longer/more consuming/new war effort in these theatres?
UNITED NATIONS (CNN): Rapes targeting girls as young as seven are on the increase in Afghanistan where conditions for women are little better than under the Taliban, the U.N. and rights groups say.
In its annual report on human rights, the U.N. warned conditions were deteriorating in the war-ravaged country despite U.S.-led efforts after the 2001 removal from power of the hardline militia.
“Violence is tolerated or condoned within the family and community, within traditional and religious leadership circles, as well as the formal and informal justice system,” said Navi Pillay, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights.
The “Afghan government has failed to adequately protect the rights of women despite constitutional guarantees.”
