(Iraq) "Modern Day Harriet Tubmans Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence"
-- Judith Rich reports:
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"No one knows how many so called 'honor killings' have taken place
since the war began, but activists in Iraq and abroad believe it's
thousands"
-- "The Safe Houses project and the Underground Railroad
for Iraqi Women provide emergency shelter for women in danger of 'honor
killings', and other forms of domestic violence and sex trafficking."
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"Honor killing is punishable by 3-6 months in prison. Sometimes the men
are let go because Iraqi law does not protect rape victims."
-- "In
2006, women could be pulled out of their cars and executed for driving.
In 2007, they could be executed for not covering themselves properly or
for walking outside without a male to accompany them."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-judith-rich/modern-day-harriet-tubman_b_250499.html
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/iraq-help-women-escape/

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