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Since the beginning of the Iraq War, there has been either a real or perceived rise in the level of violence against women in Iraq. Though an accurate count of women and girl victims of sexual violence is almost impossible to achieve since many victims do not report such cases or even seek medical attention, Human Rights Watch has obtained testimonials and statistics of school attendance that clearly show the existence of sexual violence against women in Iraq.
The current breakdown in the policing system and the resulting “policing vacuum” from the war is one of the chief causes of the rise of sexual violence. The problem of the Iraqi police system can broken down into three main components: first, the lack of resources to carry out effective investigation and redress for crimes; second, the lack of adequate personnel resulting from the U.S. de-Ba’thification policy; and third, the general attitude of the police in down-playing the seriousness of allegations of sexual violence and abductions due to the general rise in the level of other crimes that are considered of a higher priority.
We would like propose a two-prong strategy to overcome the current obstacles facing the Iraqi police force in order to alleviate the violence waged against Iraqi women: first, the creation and ratification of a law that would include women into the police force, including by establishing special units with women staff to deal with sexual crimes; and second, the establishment of a clear procedure for investigating sexual violence, convicting perpetrators, and seeking redress for victims. This strategy addresses the situation of women as “double-victims,” namely victims of sexual crimes who fail to receive proper restitution. The aim the our strategy is while bringing sexual victims justice and spotlighting their restitution, creating an offensive scare tactic that we hope will prevent future perpetrators of committing sexual crimes against women.
In order to measure the efficacy of our strategy, we would recommend conducting a follow-up investigation studying the school attendance rates of children and conducting interviews with victims, Iraqi police officers, health practitioners, and non-governmental organizations to assess the level of change in terms of efficiency, success in creating a more secure environment from the time of the implementations of the strategy.
We would like to ask the United Nations to raise the aforementioned issues to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and moreover, the occupying power, the U.S.-led coalition forces in order to promote our strategy for the protection of women’s rights in Iraq. We believe our strategy will create a more secure environment for all men and women in Iraq that will honor the values of the United Nations as pronounced in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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