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...
