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8 Countries Where It's Dangerous For Women To Travel
Business Insider ^ | 04/04/2013 | Megan Willett

Posted on 04/04/2013 10:08:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

We've seen an alarming number of stories about sex attacks on female travelers in recent weeks, from a Swiss tourist who was gang-raped in India to an American student who was raped in a van in Rio de Janeiro.

It doesn't mean that women shouldn't visit foreign places or that no parts of those countries are safe. But women traveling in these areas should do so with extreme caution and a knowledge of the culture.

We rounded up eight popular tourist destinations where women should be extra cautious, based on reports from Human Rights Watch, the State Department, and crime reports in the media.

1) India

From the Taj Mahal to river boat cruises, India's tourism industry generates $17.7 billion each year.

But the recent gang rapes of a Swiss tourist and a New Delhi student, and a British tourist jumping from her window for fear of being raped have caused tourism to drop 35 percent since December.

And Human Rights Watch writes that reports of violence against women have been increasing, and "the government had yet to properly investigate and prosecute sexual abuse in police custody."

2) Brazil

Rio de Janeiro is billed as the most popular tourist destination in the Southern Hemisphere, but women should be on alert after an American tourist was raped in a van while her French boyfriend was handcuffed, AP reports. The three suspects were arrested, but Brazil is known for its a machismo culture and history of gender-based violence, according to Human Rights Watch.

It will be hosting next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

3) Turkey

Tourists in Turkey largely flock to historical sites in Istanbul or the country's gorgeous seaside resorts.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: dangerous; tourism; travel
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1 posted on 04/04/2013 10:08:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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We are heading in a direction were females are going back to being mere chattel.

Western civ. main role is to protect the weak. When Western civ. fails....

2 posted on 04/04/2013 10:14:57 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: SeekAndFind

The most dangerous place in the world for a woman is in the womb of a Chinese woman.


3 posted on 04/04/2013 10:16:41 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: DEADROCK

That is why we have Amendment number 2!


4 posted on 04/04/2013 10:17:27 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: SeekAndFind

India, Afghanistan ... Chicago ... Sheila Jackson Lee’s District.

SnakeDoc


5 posted on 04/04/2013 10:17:36 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("I've shot people I like more for less." -- Raylan Givens)
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To: SeekAndFind

No mention of Syria,
where it is now legal to rape a non-Muslim


6 posted on 04/04/2013 10:18:47 AM PDT by kidd
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To: FatherofFive

Or in China period. Since female offspring have been aborted or worse for so long, there are not enough adults to go around for marriage. Those available are reportedly passed around.


7 posted on 04/04/2013 10:19:02 AM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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To: Biggirl

Let us hope that #2 is still intact after Oslama is gone.


8 posted on 04/04/2013 10:20:27 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: DEADROCK

Not one country considered “Western Civilization” before the colonization and population of the Americas is on that list.

Could it be because they were once considered Christian nations?


9 posted on 04/04/2013 10:20:33 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: SeekAndFind

As a cautionary and informative article, they might at least MENTION Islam as a factor. But no, of course not.

Turkey and Egypt, of course, have both recently undergone Islamisation. and the Island of Lamu in Kenya is evidently predominantly Muslim. At least historically it was a home for raiding Arab slave traders. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamu_Island

Wiki doesn’t mention Islam either, naturally, but presumably that’s who these slave traders were.


10 posted on 04/04/2013 10:21:24 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: MikeSteelBe
Not one country considered “Western Civilization” before the colonization and population of the Americas is on that list.

Hope all those hippies chanting "Hey Hey Ho Ho Western Civ has got to go", are all happy now.

11 posted on 04/04/2013 10:22:21 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: DEADROCK

It will be, he is losing the fight.


12 posted on 04/04/2013 10:22:31 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: SeekAndFind

If you scroll all the way down in the article, it states, “That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit these places”. I laughed out loud so hard that all the dogs started barking.


13 posted on 04/04/2013 10:23:15 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: SeekAndFind

Females who move around in the world will have to face violence like men do.

When you think about it, men suffer beatings, killings, robberies, gang attacks, bar fights, arrests, all kinds of violence as they move around domestically and in foreign travel and always have, but since they are men it is seen as just part of life.


14 posted on 04/04/2013 10:35:40 AM PDT by ansel12 (The lefts most effective quote-I'm libertarian on social issues, but conservative on economics.)
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To: ansel12

Yep, they wanted equality, they got it.


15 posted on 04/04/2013 10:36:16 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Biggirl
That is why we have Amendment number 2!...

CORRECT YOU ARE B/G... AND AS THE INESTIMABLE ANNIE COULTER POINTS OUT... 'GOD MADE MAN, GOD MADE WOMAN....AND COL. COLT MADE 'EM EQUAL'


16 posted on 04/04/2013 10:38:23 AM PDT by jimsin
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To: SeekAndFind
If you are going to Turkey pack a good quality knife in your bag and when walking about have it handy in your pocket.

The other rule is never ever let a woman go without male escort and if going outside the resort, long pants and long sleeves for the women also.

Being safe means being smart

17 posted on 04/04/2013 10:39:06 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: SeekAndFind

Rapes (most recent) by country

France, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Argentina top the list here:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_rap-crime-rapes


18 posted on 04/04/2013 10:40:02 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

A better guideline, “Never travel to a Muslim country.”


19 posted on 04/04/2013 10:40:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

You mean like Dearborne Michigan?


20 posted on 04/04/2013 10:42:19 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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