Women more respected, treated better, under Saddam, say women's groups

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/767bd3d9a1638f01dce848492b62005e.htm

BAGHDAD, 13 April (IRIN) - According to the findings of a recent survey by local rights NGOs, women were treated better during the Saddam Hussein era – and their rights were more respected – than they are now.

"We interviewed women in the country and met with local NGOs dealing with gender issues to develop this survey, which asked questions about the quality of women's life and respect for their rights," said Senar Muhammad, president of Baghdad-based NGO Woman Freedom Organisation. "The results show that women are less respected now than they were under the previous regime, while their freedom has been curtailed."

According to the survey, women's basic rights under the Hussein regime were guaranteed in the constitution and – more importantly – respected, with women often occupying important government positions. Now, although their rights are still enshrined in the national constitution, activists complain that, in practice, they have lost almost all of their rights.

Women's groups point to the new government, many members of which take a conservative view when it comes to the role of women. "When we tell the government we need more representation in parliament, they respond by telling us that, if well-qualified women appear one day, they won't be turned down," said Senar. "Then they laugh at us."

[FloridaPat]

1. Yep. Another good job brought to the world by *.

[jumpoffdaplanet]

2. O'Lielly gonna call them terrorists now

And Scotty gonna demand an apology.

[BuyingThyme]

3. No question about it.

[Horse with no Name]

4. And I bet they want to take a shower

for having to admit that--but women's groups have been speaking out pretty loudly about the horrors that women are experiencing over there NOW.
I heard an interview (sorry, no link) and this woman was saying that during the days of Saddam, the only ones they feared were Saddam and his sons--now they fear everyone.
Pretty sad.:(

[against all enemies]

5. As long as Uday didn't find them attractive.

[NNN0LHI]

9. Yes he would have put them into his Winnebago Of Death

Or he might have flew them around in his personnel Drone Of Death perhaps.

Don

[Notoverit]

6. Dang feminazis! Who cares what they think?

War is a man's job! Bring it on!:sarcasm:

[LisaLynne]

7. At least the war on women is going well.

Honestly, Bushco does NOT care about this. They don't care about women in this country. They don't care about women around the world.

[DELUSIONAL]

8. bush began is war against women on his first day of

occupation of the white house with the reinstatement of the gag order.

One day someone might come up with an estimate of how many women's lives were lost due to the illegal occupation of the white house by bushie and his thugs.