The repeal of a Jordanian law that allowed a rapist to escape prison by marrying his victim was bittersweet news for a Jordanian woman whose daughter was assaulted when she was just 13 years old.Tuesday's vote by parliament's lower house came too late for the hairdresser's daughter who was coerced into an abusive marriage to her attacker as a condition for getting out of "protective" state custody.Her assailant never served a day in jail."Today I'm very happy that this law was cancelled," said the 49-year-old...
08-02-2017, 02:30 AM
Jordan activists celebrate repeal of 'marry the rapist' law
The repeal of a Jordanian law that allowed a rapist to escape prison by marrying his victim was bittersweet news for a Jordanian woman whose daughter was assaulted when she was just 13 years old.Tuesday's vote by parliament's lower house came too late for the hairdresser's daughter who was coerced into an abusive marriage to her attacker as a condition for getting out of "protective" state custody.Her assailant never served a day in jail."Today I'm very happy that this law was cancelled," said the 49-year-old...
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