Thursday, November 24, 2011

This Is Justice, Afghan Style.



Afghan Woman Jailed For Being Raped By Her Cousin's Husband Is Offered Release If She Marries Her Attacker -- Daily Mail

* Gulnaz was convicted of adultery because she had sex outside of marriage by being raped
* After falling pregnant by her attacker, she and the baby were jailed for 12 years
* She has been given the choice to marry her rapist and be freed from jail

An Afghan woman raped by her cousin’s husband has revealed how she is faced with a horrific dilemma – marry him or spend the next 12 years in jail.

Gulnaz was aged just 19 when she was convicted by a court of adultery, even though she tried to prevent the attack.

Now she is in Kabul's Badam Bagh jail, serving out her sentence with her rapist’s child.

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My Comment: This is what we are fighting for? This should give all of us pause.

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