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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8505

16 July 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/iraq
Human Rights Watch publishes damning report on situation for women in IRAQ

Brussels, 15/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - "The failure of Iraqi and US-led authorities to provide public security in Iraq's capital lies at the root of a widespread fear of rape or abduction among women and their families" in Baghdad. This is the observation made by the report entitled "Climate of fear: sexual violence and abduction of women and girls in Baghdad" by the NGO Human Rights Watch.

The report tells of twenty-five credible allegations of rape or abduction. According to Human Rights...

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