Afghanistan Rape

Imprisoned Rape Victim Freed In Afghanistan

Posted 12.14.2011

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A woman sentenced to 12 years in prison after being raped by her relative in Afghanistan has been freed, according to CNN. The woman, identified on...

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Jailed Afghan Woman Freed But Urged To Marry Rapist

nytimes.com | ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 12.02.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — When the Afghan government announced Thursday that it would pardon a woman who had been imprisoned for adultery after she repor...

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Afghanistan Rape 'Widespread': UN

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The UN has said that Afghan law does not protect rape victims, according to the Daily Star. The humanitarian organization also criticized communities...

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Afghans Attack Women Protesting Controversial 'Rape Law' (SLIDESHOW)

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — A group of some 1,000 Afghans swarmed a demonstration of 300 women protesting against a new conservative marriage law on Wednesday. The ...

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Karzai To Review Rape Law

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has ordered a review of a new law that critics say effectively legalises the rape of women by their husbands....

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Karzai Accused Of Bid To 'Legalise Rape'

The Independent | Jerome Starkey in Kabul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, has signed a law which "legalises" rape, women's groups and the United Nations warn. Critics claim the presiden...

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UN Official: Afghan Children Being Raped With "Impunity"

CNN | Atia Abawi | Posted 05.25.2011

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he young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally ra...

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