Behind the polished rhetoric of human rights lies a stark reality of systematic abuses, where governments and organizations that claim to protect the vulnerable are often complicit in their suffering. In this interview, investigative journalist Ryan Matta exposes the harsh truth of human trafficking, the exploitation of female prisoners, child marriage driven by poverty, and widespread violations against women and children.
He sheds light on how legal frameworks are manipulated, how international organizations serve hidden agendas, and how conflicts are fueled by covert funding and political interference. Matta also delves into the role of Western powers in shaping the Middle East, the funding of armed groups, and the uncertain future of Iran and Syria amidst global corruption and geopolitical maneuvering.
Sexual Abuse in Prisons and Child Marriage: Two Sides of the Human Trafficking Coin
Question: Do you view the use of sexual violence and abuse against female prisoners worldwide as a deliberate form of organized human trafficking facilitated by governments?
Ryan Matta’s answer: Absolutely. I view anygovernment that allows women prisoners to be raped or sexually assaulted inside their prisons as directly complicit in the sexual assault of those prisoners. That is a basic humanitarian right-under no circumstances or exceptions whatsoever should prison guards be allowed to rape or sexually assault female prisoners in their custody. I believe that is actually a war crime, and it cannot be tolerated in any environment. Under no circumstances should anyone be allowed to be sexually violated by another human. And the government should be the first to step up and ensure that such injustice never takes place.
Question: What were the most significant obstacles you faced while creating your documentary, and how did these challenges shape the narrative you aimed to present?
Ryan Matta’s answer: I would say not just human trafficking but specifically child trafficking, and absolutely 100% so. Allowing a child to be in a prearranged marriage situation where the child is under the age of 18—and in some countries, I would say 16, which is their culture and their choice—but anything younger than 16 to 18, I would say absolutely 100% is a form of child trafficking.
You’re literally allowing an adult, a parent, to sell their child. That’s no different than in countries like, for example, El Salvador, where I am right now. In some areas, because of the gang violence that used to be here (though Nayib Bukele has really eradicated it), there are still places where girls are basically being pimped out by their parents. The parents will say, “Hey, the second you turn 12, 13, 14 – some of them as young as 11 – guess what? This is your boyfriend, and tomorrow you’re going to have a new boyfriend, and this is what you do with your boyfriend.” The parents literally prostitute out their child to a new boyfriend every single day.
And when they get pregnant, they just cast them aside and tell them they’re absolutely useless human beings. Or, they will take the child after the female gives birth and send the child off to work on a farm as a slave, while keeping the child at home as a weapon against the mother to make sure she goes to work.
Then they sell her to a farm, where the farm sends the money not to the woman working on the farm but back to the parents at home. So the parents get all the money, they keep the child, and they threaten to abuse the child if the girl doesn’t go to work. She only gets two weekends off from these farm fields.
International Organizations and Women’s Rights: Genuine Support or Political Agenda? Ryan Matta answers
Question: In your opinion, does the legal framework allowing child marriage in Iran, especially in cases driven by poverty where young girls are sold, constitute a form of human trafficking?
Ryan Matta’s answer: Honestly, God sent me on this mission, so the obstacles that have been put in my way have been almost nonexistent. Every door I needed to open to create these documentaries has pretty much opened for me, and every door that would have taken me down a different path has been pretty much closed in my face.
So, I believe God truly illuminated the path and sent me on this mission to rescue His children and expose the corrupt, vile humans who are trafficking them. These are the lowest forms of life – anyone who lays a hand on a child, harms a child in any way, or leads a child into sin.
God was very clear when He said: “It would be better for you to have a millstone hung around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea than to cause one of these little ones to sin.”People often talk about God being forgiving, but I don’t think so. I believe Jesus was very forgiving, but God was vengeful, and He was very clear about what should happen to the wicked. He didn’t say, “If you cause one of my little ones to sin, you should go ask for forgiveness.” There was no forgiveness in that statement.
“You’re better off having a millstone hung around your neck and being thrown into the sea—better off going straight to Satan—than coming to see God”, Ryan Matta said. Because the wrath He will unleash upon you will be a million times worse than going straight to hell.I think God was very clear about what happens to those who harm His children. There is no forgiveness. You go straight to hell, and that is your only option.
Question: Do you believe that organizations like USAID and other international bodies are genuinely committed to addressing women’s rights violations in Iran and other developing countries, or do their actions reflect a double standard driven by political agendas?
Ryan Matta’s answer: I can’t even say that without laughing. USAID has zero intention of helping women’s rights or addressing violence in Iran. They’re probably the ones funding the mercenaries in Iran who are kidnapping, trafficking, beating, and abusing women. And they’re probably handing out condoms to the men so that, at the very least, when they rape women, they’re “kind enough” to use a condom.
That’s how sick USAID is. USAID has been delivering condoms to women and children making the journey across the Darién Gap in Panama, through the jungles, so that when they get raped, maybe- if they’re lucky – they won’t catch an STD because the cartel members raping them are “kind enough” to use a condom. USAID is the most demonic and sick international organization that has ever existed. They’ve been behind every color revolution, every war, every agenda. They have zero interest in protecting women, women’s rights, or preventing violence against women.
The Great Powers’ Game: Funding Conflicts and the Fate of the Middle East
Question: What is your perspective on allegations that movements like Hamas receive financial support from Western nations, including Europe and the United States? How does such funding influence regional conflicts?
Ryan Matta’s answer: Our government and Israel – I mean, Israel was the number one funder of Hamas. The United States funds Hamas. Joe Biden was sending weapons to Hamas. They were sending billions of dollars to Iran, yet they paint Iran and other countries as the bad guys.Look at Iran in the 1950s before we overthrew their government- it was a completely different country than it is today.
“We create these terrorist organizations so that there’s always a boogeyman, always a threat, always a reason for our government to take away our freedoms, our money, increase our taxes, and continue these never-ending wars”, Ryan Matta said. This is all to build up the military-industrial complex, which is really designed to overthrow and topple governments worldwide, ensuring that the United States always remains at the forefront of the technological revolution.
“We must always be superior, always have more advanced technology than other governments around the world.But I think what you’re witnessing now with the downfall of USAID is part of a much bigger agenda”, Ryan Matta said.
I think Trump has major plans at play, and he is dismantling their ability to control the narrative. Soon, there will be no one left to defend or protect the elites at the top – the State Department, the CIA, USAID – all these high-level government officials who rely heavily on fake news to push their agenda on the rest of the world. When you see media outlets collapsing – media that has been funded by our tax dollars – I think people will start gaining a clearer understanding of the truth and reality. And the reality is that, in most situations, the United States is the bad guy. We are the terrorist organization.
I don’t feel like Muslims are a threat to America. I have many Muslim friends, and we get along just fine. In fact, I was just in the UAE, fully dressed in traditional attire – the kandora, head covering, everything – hanging out with my friends in the desert and on farms in Dubai. And honestly, I felt more welcomed by my Muslim friends in Dubai than I have by some of my own friends here in America.
So, I don’t believe that Muslims are the bad guys. I think there is an elite and powerful network – particularly within Israel and certain Jewish groups – that has been trying to drive a war between Christians and Muslims. And I believe this is what they fear the most.
“They fear that one day, Christians and Muslims will unite. When that happens, they are going to have serious problems because we are done being manipulated by this regime and this government”, Ryan Matta said. There always has to be a villain. And in my personal opinion, the United States is always that villain. They are the terrorist organization that the world should fear – and that the American people should fear. Israel, in reality, is the greatest threat to national security in America.
Question: How do you foresee a future Syrian regime differing from Iran’s current Islamic government in terms of governance, human rights policies, and international relations?
Ryan Matta’s answer: “I honestly haven’t been able to pay much attention to what’s going on in Iran right now or what’s happening in Syria”, Ryan Matta said.
I’m sure that women over there don’t have many rights, and that’s definitely not a good thing. It’s just going to be bad all around.I think this is playing out exactly as the previous administration intended. I don’t believe the Trump administration necessarily wanted this outcome. I think Trump had achieved peace in the Middle East when he left office in 2020, and if he had stayed in office, there would still be peace in the region.
“I don’t think this war or the events of October 7th would have happened.I also don’t think the situation in Syria is going to end well. Honestly, I don’t think things will play out well in Iran either”, Ryan Matta said. I just hope Iran keeps a level head and doesn’t overreact, even though they have every right to, considering everything our government has done to them over the past 70 years. And that’s it.
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