It is believed that in the modern civilized world, women are equal with men, and the issue of security is no exception. However, protests for women's rights are taking place around the world, even in prosperous Europe and the United States. But now we will talk about countries in which it is simply dangerous for women to live and relax.
550 experts from The Thomson Reuters Foundation studied the situation of violence and discrimination around the world.
- The first place went to India, just a few years ago it was in 4th place. Sexual violence and slave labor occur regularly. Sexual harassment, mutilation, rape, marriages with minors do not surprise anyone and entail almost no punishment. Every year in India, 12 million women have abortions, almost half of the 3 million prostitutes in the country are minors, only 10% of women receive education. Over the past 100 years, about 50 million girls have gone missing.
- In second place is Afghanistan. According to UNICEF, 91% of women are subjected to physical and sexual violence, 87% have no education, 80% of girls marry before the age of 18, every 11 women die during childbirth.
- In Somalia, 86% of women do not receive enough food, about 1% can get an education, every 14th dies in childbirth - only 9% of women have created normal conditions for childbirth.
- Pakistan has laws, but it only gets worse. About a thousand women die each year as a result of "honour killings", and husbands are in most cases not brought to justice. 90% of Pakistani women endure humiliation every day, only 17% are available for education, and if a woman does get a job, she will receive 80% less than a man.
- In Yemen, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, things are not much better.
- In Congo, 1152 women are sexually assaulted per day.
- 10th place went to a seemingly prosperous and prosperous America. As a result of the activities of the #MeToo movement, a huge number of cases of harassment and sexual violence in society have become known.
The list of unsafe countries for tourists was published by Human Rights Watch. It is headed by the already mentioned India, mexico, Brazil, Turkey and Egyptalso fell into the top five: local men can show tourists not only disrespect, but also act aggressively towards them.
In Saudi Arabia, women, including tourists, do not have the right to go out without a man, and patrols of the Sharia Guard on the streets monitor the observance of "decency" in clothing. The Bahamas ranks first among the Caribbean countries in the number of sexual crimes, and in the UAE, girls who appear on the street without a man are automatically considered ready for anything.
Honduras is mired in crime, and the most vulnerable targets are tourists walking alone. Women vacationing in Jamaica are unsafe even in hotels: every year about 12 American women are victims of harassment and violence in hotels. The Japanese authorities were forced to allocate separate cars for women in the subway.
In Morocco, in addition to thieves on the streets, a simple offer for a woman to show the way can end in violence. On the Thai island of Koh Tao, several tourists are killed, and the Mexican st. Tijuana is constantly mentioned in the chronicles of criminal news. In Kenya, the terrorist group al-Shabab kidnaws girls to get a ransom or sell them into sexual slavery.
However, there are many prosperous countries in the world, in which travelers and travelers are always welcome. The rating of these countries was made by the American company Unisys.
- The first place is occupied by Iceland - you can not even lock the doors to the house.
- It is followed by Sweden, Norway and Switzerland – the law enforcement system here works unmistakably.
- Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Canada and Slovenia round out thั ist.
