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Activists: women's rights in decline .. Not serious in resolving the problems
On: Sun 11/03/2012 9:46
More: New York Times
during the celebration of International Women's Day which happens on Thursday strongly criticized the Iraqi women's social restrictions imposed on them and that they are second-class citizens in Iraq, where men prevail. For their part, officials tried to shed light on the significant progress made by women since the fall of Saddam's regime in 2003.
But activists and women present in the celebrations organized by various government and civil society organizations surveyed said that women in Iraq faces many challenges. Says Hanaa Edwar, president of Hope charity, "Iraqi women suffer from marginalization and all kinds of violence, including forced marriages and divorce as well as restrictions on their freedom and their education and choosing her clothes for her life and the social whole." Hanaa Edwar was one of the posts in the organization of the Conference on violence against women in the Karrada district of central Baghdad. During the conference, said Inas Abdul Sattar employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq "when it came to women's rights, our society is moving towards deterioration, and to improve this situation will take many years."
For its part, insisted Minister for Women invocation Zaidi in an interview on Sunday that women's rights in Iraq Today is much better than they were before 2003, especially after the security situation has improved in recent years, but still expects the occupancy of women as prime minister in Iraq will take decades. In celebration of International Women's Day an official at the Rashid Hotel praised Zaidi and other members of parliament and officials of the progress made in women's rights in recent years but many of those present were not forthcoming with that. Ghazali says Nina "It's just a normal day - there is nothing distinct in this day for Iraqi women because they do not receive the respect that they deserve in this society that prevails in the man." And add Nina and is referring to her skirt up to her knees "We can not walk in the streets these clothes, and that society refuses to frequenting women of the cafes or to return home well late at night. This is not freedom, it's life is dark."
even years Eights of the last century, was of opinion that Iraqi women have rights over their counterparts in the Middle East, but it was suffering from brutal violence and Islamic extremism and the education system from deteriorating.
has decreased violence in general than in the years 2006 and 2007, but the women Iraq remained a victim of violence and trafficking and forced marriages of age early and kidnapping.
A statement of UNESCO, the UN had said yesterday that gender equality is a fundamental human right and a multiplier of development at the same time, but the world does not seem on track to achieve the aims of education for all. And is the weakest link in the education of women and girls in secondary education.
The statement said that recent statistics indicate that rates of learning in Iraq is low in the ranks of women at all educational levels. For every 100 boys registered in the ranks of primary education, there are fewer than 89 girls, with this percentage continues to decline with the progress of educational level. Women are particularly affected by lack of education and illiteracy, especially in rural areas, where illiteracy rates are closer to women between 15 and 24 years to the extent of 50 percent, while this ratio is estimated at the national level by about 20 percent. Different reasons for non-enrollment of girls in school and the commitment of the lack of support for parents, the school year to Joe The situation of security.
translation Abdalkhalq Ali
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