Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Afghan 'anti-rape' women attacked in Kabal

Dozens of Afghan women who tried to protest against a new law that they say legalizes rape within marriage have been attacked in the capital, Kabul. Police intervened after supporters of the law threw stones at the women and tried to seize their banners. The law was signed by President Hamid Karzai but is currently being reviewed after criticism from abroad. Its most controversial article says a woman must make herself available for sex with her husband when he desires. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8000209.stm

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