July 05, 2006
Those Charming Iranians...
IranFocus reports on Iranian human trafficking:
The best part about fundamentalist Islamic countries is gender equality, you know. Women are forced into marriages or prostitution and boys are forced into slavery. Equality for all!
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“Women and children are trafficked internally for the purposes of forced marriage, sexual exploitation, and involuntary servitude”, it said, adding, “The Government of Iran does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so”.The annual report downgraded Iran to a Tier 3 trafficking country after “persistent, credible reports of Iranian authorities punishing victims of trafficking with beatings, imprisonment, and execution”.
The best part about fundamentalist Islamic countries is gender equality, you know. Women are forced into marriages or prostitution and boys are forced into slavery. Equality for all!
The good news is that 3 Gulf countries went up to Tier 2 Watch List level level: Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Syria remain at Tier 3 with Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Complete listings are here.
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