Secular Pakistian parties are furious (1 Viewer)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5346968.stm

Pakistan's government has put a controversial women's rights bill on hold, throwing into turmoil efforts to reform hardline Islamic laws on rape.

Secular parties are furious after the draft law was amended to appease Pakistan's ultra-conservative Islamic parties.

In Pakistan, rape is dealt with under Islamic laws known as the Hudood Ordinances. These criminalise all sex outside marriage.
So, under Hudood, if a rape victim fails to present four male witnesses to the crime, she herself could face punishment.
This has made it almost impossible to prosecute rape cases.

This infuriates me.

What's worse is I know the president can't help it, he's getting pressured from all sides.

 

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So, under Hudood, if a rape victim fails to present four male witnesses to the crime, she herself could face punishment.

Wonder how many of these poor women end up dead due to 'honor killings'?