Five years after the invasion on Iraq, which generated a wave of political and sectarian violence - killing over 1 million Iraqis and according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, left more than four million Iraqis displaced from their homes, with roughly half of them outside of the country.
Facing starvation, as many as 50,000 women and girls forced into prostitution in Syria alone, according to Hana Ibrahim of the Women’s Will Association.
In addition and according to the Times.
Inexpensive Iraqi prostitutes have helped to make Syria a popular destination for sex tourists from wealthier countries in the Middle East. In the club’s parking lot, nearly half of the cars had Saudi license plates.
Yes, you read right - displaced and poverty stricken female refugees forced to prostitute sometimes by their fathers and uncles and often as young as 13 are quickly utilised by the “sex tourists” also known in some circles as “male rapist on tour”*
Within the above video I can find many criticisms, however, I feel it demonstrates the basic reality of the situation. Though, I would like to add that these women and girls are not purely “victims of war” but also, and more accurately “victims of men who exploit war”
Driving women and girls into prostitution violates numerous human rights agreements, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. George Bush himself denounced sex trafficking at the United Nations in 2003.
Of course, we are very well aware of how historically war generates prostitution, abuse and exploitation of women and children under many guises. Whether it be organised brothels in “R&R” ,or a systematic ‘ethnic cleanse’ combined with the intended and complete degradation of specific cultures as we have seen in Kosovo and the DR Congo (to name but a few) or now, the 20th century opportunist “sex tourist”- every ready to exploit with their dripping privilege and total disregard for human suffering. It just never ends.
Especially if it is female suffering - that is.
When desperation strikes, the men with their money will be at hand in an instant, helping impoverished women to feed themselves and their families - but only if you suck my cock - let me and my mates gang rape you - I don’t give my dollars away for free…you know.
Oh, lookie they say, cheap sex and its young. It’s okay because I didn’t rape her (see above), I used my capitalist patriarchal piggy bank…snort…oink**
Only goes to show, just how little their fancy ‘convention’ of this and oh so clever ‘protocol’ of that really means - when nothing is done to avert, control and then throw the book at the men who are forcing these girls and women into a life of sex slavery.
Words men - just words.
* Of course, no one falls for the - yes but, that’s those “Arab” men, I mean, we are - different…yeah right.
** Not dissing the piggies just the bank.
