Hillary Clinton on violence against girls

Unite website: http://endviolence.un.org/

United Nations, New York, 25 September 2009 - On the side of the General Debate of the 64th Session of the General Assembly an event co-sponsored by the United States, the Netherlands, and Brazil on combating violence against girls took place. H.E. Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretrary of State delivered a statement on the theme of violence against girls.

View the entire event (Real Media, 1 hour and 26 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/specialevents/2009/se090925am1.rm

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• United Nations
• UN
• Violence
• Girls
• Human Rights
• Women
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• United States of America
• US Secretary of States

[rrowlands]

This is a very important speech - the most important one she has made all week. This is what makes Hillary tick.

[televisionobsessed]

What? How he created the most economic peacetime growth in the history of our country?  What matters more: what happens in his personal, sexual life, or what he did for the country?

[jeremystalked]

Here's a form of violence against girls I was wondering if Hilary had a position on. Let's say there was an underground slavery network which exploited child victims of sexual abuse, operating right here in the United States. And let's say some of those victims were used as prostitutes to bribe or blackmail powerful people. And let's say one of them showed up in the White House, and Hilary Clinton was offered the chance to have sex with her.

What would Hilary do in this situation?

[24adhoc]

At 10:10, it seems she says families who sold their girls to prostitution put "satellites" in their houses? Is she referring to satellite dishes?

[1chichimec1]

My mom was beaten by my stepfather for 38 yrs. he is dead now she is 90. I am still traumatized!

[MontecasinoJHB]

You mean like little girls in Iraq Hillary

[DrJulienArbor]

Yes, however, it was not necessary for Ms. Clinton to go anywhere outside of the United States to find ample examples of violence against women. Focusing on this issue "over there" is a means of deflecting these problems that are being faced by American women every single day! In order to really begin healing this, EVERYONE needs to acknowledge the roll that they are playing in the violence against women and EVERYONE needs to take responsibility for their own part in it!

[DrJulienArbor]

Ms. Clinton, you did not need to go outside of the United States in order to find ample examples of violence against women. This is a world wide problem and the United States also needs to stop focusing "over there" in order to deflect from its own responsibilities. The only way that we are ever going to heal this is for everyone to acknowledge their own part and stop pointing fingers at others. This is also not a matter of religion and, in fact, all religious extremism contributes.

[SULA2727]

xsammandrax what does that have to do with

Hiliary's speech??? She is her own person. This isn't about her husband this is about rape, abuse, genital mutilation and the like.

[johncpt]

Xsammandrax

"What her husband did(?)"

What are you talking about? What did her husband do? He committed adultery.

But he remains one of the greatest president's in our history. His adulterous behavior should be a problem for him and Hillary. It's none of my business, and none of your business. Everyone, including Hillary, by the way, is flawed. I judge a person not by the wrongs he has done in his life, but by the good he has done, and most of all, by the good he aspires to.

[xsammandrax]

i truly support Hillary and am a big fan, but think about what her husband did!