Nita BellesWhen bad things happen to men we say it’s terrible, but when bad things happen to women we say that’s just a cultural practice, ” says Lou de Baca, U.S. Ambassador at Large, Office to Combat and Monitor Human Trafficking.
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The U.S. State Department is currently under fire for its policy of confining women to their homes for weeks, sometimes months, without being allowed to leave. Such rulings are part of the cultural practice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but they are also supported by many feminists, including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's choice as a global ambassador for women's rights—Louise Arbour. Arbour has claimed that "the biggest problem with human trafficking is the assumption that it only happens in countries where women are being treated as second-class citizens." But these statements ignore the fact that women in Iran are often not allowed to leave their homes at all; they don't have access to jobs or to education; and they can be imprisoned if their families fail to marry them off to men who will pay a bride price.
Source: In Our Backyard: A Christian Perspective On Human Trafficking In The United States
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