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Prostitution and Trafficking of Women and Girls in Iraq</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="createdate"> Saturday, 06 March 2010 16:24 </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div id="toolbar-articlebody"> <p align="center"><img alt="" title="" src="/web/20130310000638im_/http://www.equalityiniraq.com/images/stories/iraq_prostitution_0306.jpg" height="294" width="525"/> </p> <p>A fact finding report prepared by Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq</p> <p>( release date: 5th March 2010) </p> <p>To read this report please click <a href="/web/20130310000638/http://www.equalityiniraq.com/images/stories/pdf/prostitutionandtrafficking-OWFIreport.pdf" title="">here</a><br/> </p> </div> <div id="toolbar-article"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="95%"> <div class="menu-toolbar-article-horizontal"> <ul id="menulist_root-toolbar-article-horizontal" class="mainlevel-toolbar-article-horizontal"> <li><a 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