Selected News Archive
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The Rape and Murder of Abeer
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
Women in Iraq
Sexual Abuse and the Military
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
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Charges of Rape Shake “New Iraq”, Socialist Worker, 2 March 07
An Iraqi woman’s courageous public stand against the police who raped her is galvanizing outrage around the world and shaking the U.S.-backed Iraqi regime.
Rape Cases Emerge From the Shadows, IPS, 1 March 07
Reports of the gang-rape of 20-year-old Sabrine al-Janabi by three policemen have set off new demands for justice from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. But since Janabi went public with her story, other stories of rape have begun to emerge.
Evidence Supports Iraq Rape Charge, Center Daily, 24 February 07
A Sunni Muslim woman's allegations that she was raped by members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated police force took a startling turn Friday when a Sunni human rights official said a government committee has uncovered strong evidence to support her claims.
Violating Iraqi Women, Tom Paine, 22 February 07
The international news media is flooded with images of a woman in a pink headscarf recounting a shattering experience of rape by members of the Iraqi National Police. As Iraqi women’s organizations have documented, sexualized torture is a routine horror in Iraqi jails.
Second Iraq Rape Accusation Surfaces, Associated Press, 22 February 07
Four Iraqi soldiers have been accused of raping a 50-year-old Sunni woman and the attempted rape of her two daughters in the second allegation of sexual assault leveled against Iraqi forces this week, an official said Thursday.
Rape Claim Threatens Iraq Security Plan, LA Times, 22 February 07
Was a Sunni woman assaulted by Shiite police officers? Officials fear the sectarian fallout from the case.
Political Storm Over Iraq Rape Case, Associated Press, 21 February 07
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki fired a top Sunni official Wednesday after he called for an international investigation into the rape allegations leveled by a Sunni Arab woman against three members of the Shi'ite-dominated security forces.
U.S. Weighs in on Iraq Rape Case, Associated Press, 21 February 07
The U.S. military on Wednesday weighed into the politically explosive case of a Sunni woman allegedly raped last weekend by three Iraqi policemen, announcing its own investigation after the Shiite-run government dismissed her allegations as false.
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