VIDEO: BBC Assignment: Ugandan Women Tricked into Domestic Slavery in Iraq

Source: 
The BBC
Duration: 
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 20:00
Countries: 
Africa
Asia
Eastern Africa
Uganda
Western Asia
Iraq
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Initiative Type: 
Multi-Media

In the documentary, Ugandan women tricked into domestic slavery in Iraq, the BBC's Anna Cavell investigates how a group of 147 Ugandan women were lured into Iraq.

The women were told they would get decent jobs with the U.S. military. Instead, they found themselves working as slaves, subject to violence and even rape. Eventually, they were rescued by an unlikely pair -- a Ugandan security guard and an American military officer.

This documentary was provided by the BBC World Service. Find out more about the documentary here: http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-05-27/bbc-assignment-ugandan-w...