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Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking - Black News Channel

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said the coronavirus pandemic has increased trafficking of women and gender-based violence, leaving the health and safety of women 'on the line.' The 27-year-old activist, who was forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State fighters in Iraq, said curfews, lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by governments to slow the spread of the virus 'have had unintended consequences on women worldwide.' 'Rather than reducing human trafficking and gender-based violence, the pandemic has increased the risk of exploitation and brutality against those most vulnerable,' she said. […]

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