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Jordan cancels 'marry your rapist' law
(MENAFN) Jordanian lawmakers voted to abolish a law that makes rapists off the hook if they marry their victims, as proclaimed rights campaigners.
Moreover, they hailed the move, which comes a week after Tunisia canceled a similar law, as an important step towards ending impunity for sexual violence.
Additionally, such laws, which exist in a number of Middle Eastern nations, condemn girls to a lifetime of sexual violence and local abuse at the hands of their rapist.
Accordingly, Jordanian parliamentarian proclaimed that parents often agreed to such marriages to minimize family shame.
Moreover, they hailed the move, which comes a week after Tunisia canceled a similar law, as an important step towards ending impunity for sexual violence.
Additionally, such laws, which exist in a number of Middle Eastern nations, condemn girls to a lifetime of sexual violence and local abuse at the hands of their rapist.
Accordingly, Jordanian parliamentarian proclaimed that parents often agreed to such marriages to minimize family shame.
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