Thursday, March 15, 2012

Rape victim forced to marry attacker in Morocco! Urge Morocco to create Amina's Law and punish child rapists

Rape victim forced to marry attacker in Morocco!


The tragedy of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist has spurred outrage in Morocco and calls for changes to the country's laws.
An online petition, a Facebook page and countless tweets expressed horror over the suicide of Amina Filali, who swallowed rat poison on Saturday in protest at her marriage to the man who raped her a year earlier.
Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code allows for the "kidnapper" of a minor to marry his victim to escape prosecution, and it has been used to justify a traditional practice of making a rapist marry his victim to preserve the honour of the woman's family. read more...


Urge Morocco to create Amina's Law and punish child rapists