Rights activist calls on Iraqi lawmakers to legalize women’s shelters
A prominent women’s rights advocate will urge the U.N. Security Council next week to help fight sex trafficking in Iraq by pushing Baghdad to legalize shelters for women fleeing abuse and enslavement. Yanar Mohammed, an Iraqi activist who founded an underground network of safe houses for women trying to escape violence, announced Wednesday that she plans […]Lisa De Bode reports for Al Jazeera:
A prominent women’s rights advocate will urge the U.N. Security Council next week to help fight sex trafficking in Iraq by pushing Baghdad to legalize shelters for women fleeing abuse and enslavement.
Yanar Mohammed, an Iraqi activist who founded an underground network of safe houses for women trying to escape violence, announced Wednesday that she plans to testify before the Council on Oct. 13 about how Iraq’s ban on shelters of this type puts women and girls in danger.
