Afghan women victims of ‘widespread’ rape: UN

Afghan women victims of ‘widespread’ rape: UN
– “Rape in Afghanistan is ‘widespread’ and violence against women serving in public life is on the rise, a UN report said Wednesday, nearly eight years after the fall of the Taliban.”
– “The 32-page report denounces an institutional failure to curb violence against women and a culture of impunity that leaves such crimes unpunished.”
– “The report, issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned of a ‘growing trend’ of violence and threats against women in public life”
– “Women are also the victims of so-called ‘honour’ killings, trafficking and abduction, as well as early and forced marriages and domestic violence, it said. Girls and women are exchanged to resolve disputes over land and property.”
– UN Special Representative Eide Urges Afghans to Challenge Violence Against Women
– “Silence is Violence: End the Abuse of Women in Afghanistan – July 8, 2009″