Amnesty International also notes that the trafficking of women has become a global issue; women are exploited sexually, raped, forced into hard labor and are victims of severe sexual and physical abuse.
The United States must take a stance in helping to protect women across the globe. On February 4, 2010, members of Congress introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA), an important step in protecting, defending and empowering women around the world. This would be a groundbreaking law as we live in a world where "approximately 1 out of 3 women worldwide has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime with rates of domestic violence reaching 70% in some countries" (Baha'i Faith 2010).
References:
Amnesty International USA. "Stop Violence Against Women Campaign." Amnesty
International. 2010. Retrieved on June 26, 2010 from the Web site:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/violence-against-women/stop-violence-against-women-svaw/page.do?id=1108417
Baha'i Faith. "Help Stop Violence Against Women Worldwide." 2010. Retrieved on June
26, from the Web site: http://www.bahai.us/VAWA
Jayashinghe, Daphne. "Human Rights Commissioners Ask How the U.S. Can End
Violence Against Women." Amnesty International. 2010. Retrieved on June 26,
2010, from the Web site: http://blog.amnestyusa.org/women/human-rights-commissioners-ask-how-the-u-s-can-end-violence-against-women/
Question 52: Discuss how the "Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment" might be applied to a contemporary conflict. Use two academic...
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment can be applied to the
conflict in Sudan. Darfur has been the area of much struggle between different ethnic groups for several years. In January of 2005 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed, however, the problems are still ongoing today. The
war is mainly characterized by a struggle between the northern Arabic-speaking Islamist
government in Khartoum and the southern and mostly Christian and animist black rebels (European Parliament 2007). Human rights depends on stopping slaughter -- torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- in
places like Darfur, and they also depend on prosecuting those who are responsible for the torture and cruelty. The crisis in Darfur and its cruel and inhumane treatment of individuals has called out for
military help, however, they have not received the help needed in order to make a difference.
For a good long while, the crisis in Darfur seemed to be ignored for the most part by major global powers -- such as the U.S. -- who was, unfortunately, dealing with the aftermath of 9/11. but, the U.S. cannot have excuses when it comes to protecting human rights around the world.
