Into, or out of, the Stone Age?
November 15, 2006, 11:33 am |
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By Andrew L. Jaffee
A woman is raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan…
Rape and adultery in Pakistan are dealt with under the Hudood Ordinance, a controversial set of Islamic laws introduced from 1979 by Gen Zia-ul-Haq.
They include sections prescribing lashing and stoning as punishments for adultery.
- BBC, 11/15/2006
Now isn’t that special? Pakistan has a chance to reform such laws, as today “Pakistan’s national assembly has voted to amend the country’s strict Sharia laws on rape and adultery.” Will President Musharraf and the assembly’s upper house approve the vote? I would certainly think so, as Pervez just recently bombed Islamo-fascists at a madrassa out of existence, but “Religious parties boycotted the vote saying the bill encouraged ‘free sex’.” Here’s more on the Stone Age:
A woman is raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan, according to the country’s independent Human Rights Commission.
Correspondents say these figures are probably an under-estimation as many rapes are not reported.
Campaigners say Pakistan’s laws have made it virtually impossible to prosecute rape.
Attempts to pass a new bill failed in September in face of angry opposition.
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November 18th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
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March 20th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
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April 29th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
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