Who is Hillary Clinton to say Assad must go?

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86. Is 2010 "new" enough for you? "Despite Ban, Child Camel Jockeys Are Still Racing"

In 2005, the United Arab Emirates finally caved to international pressure to ban children, many of whom were slaves, from being jockeys in camel races. However, Anti-Slavery International claims that as recently as last month, children were seen competing in dangerous races in Abu Dhabi. Despite claims that children have been replaced by robots in the sport, the practice of using enslaved and exploited kids to drive camels for sport continues in UAE.

The use of children as camel jockeys goes back years in countries around the Persian Gulf, including the UAE. Camel racing is a popular sport in this region, and for years racing companies would traffic children from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Northern Africa to ride and whip the camels into the winners circle.

The treatment of these children was appalling. To make them as light as possible for racing, many children were intentionally starved and stunted in their growth; some subsided on as little as a couple biscuits a day. They were forced to work 18 hour days for little or no pay. Some of the children were sexually abused in the camps near the racetracks where they lived. Children as young as four have been used as camel jockeys.

http://news.change.org/stories/despite-ban-child-camel-jockeys-are-still-racing


BTW, you consider kidnapping, starvation, and forced labor of children to be "old news" not fit to talk about if it happened in 2004-05?