] Amnesty International has documented the brutal
] executions of Iraqi women accused of prostitution. For
] example, Najat Mohammad Haydar, an obstetrician in
] Baghdad, was beheaded in October 2000 after criticizing
] corruption within local health services. According to
] another report, in October 2000 "a group of men led by
] Saddam Hussein's son Uday, beheaded with knives 50 young
] women in Baghdad. The heads of these women were hung on
] the doors of their houses for a few days."
] The Iraq Foundation joins Amnesty International in
] chronicling human rights violations, such as the methods
] of torture in prison, which include rape and "bringing in
] a female relative, especially the wife or the mother, and
] raping her in front of the detainee."
] Why then does the Feminist Majority site have a "Help
] Afghan Women" button but no "Help Iraqi Women?" Why does
] an Oct. 10, 2002 press release from NOW warn, "A U.S.
] invasion of Iraq will likely entail ... dangers to the
] safety and rights of Iraqi women who currently enjoy more
] rights and freedoms than women in other Gulf nations,
] such as Saudi Arabia."