Thursday, March 15, 2012

Suicide of victim forced to marry rapist - to preserve honor


RABAT, Morocco –  The case of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist has spurred outrage among Morocco's internet activists and calls for changes to the country's laws.

An online petition, a Facebook page and countless tweets expressed horror over the suicide of Amina Filali, who swallowed rat poison on Saturday to protest her marriage to the man who raped her a year earlier.

Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code allows for the "kidnapper" of a minor to marry his victim to escape prosecution, and it has been used to justify a traditional practice of making a rapist marry his victim to preserve the honor of the woman's family.

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3 comments :

  1. DovyMarch 15, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    Ahem...I don't think we want to go there.

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  2. AvrahamMarch 16, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    Doesn't the Torah have a similar law?

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  3. YiddleMarch 16, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    In Judaism the woman can say no. She isn't forced to marry him.

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