2003-07-17
... ? BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Baghdad sexual violence 'rising'Sexual attacks have increased in Baghdad since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, according to a new report. The US-based Human Rights Watch says the rise in sexual violence is driving women indoors, and preventing them from taking part in Iraq's public life at a crucial time. The failure of the US led coalition forces and civilian administration in Baghdad to provide public security has made females more vulnerable to sexual violence and abduction, the report says.
