Honor? Forced Marriage to Rapist Law Needs Change
January 28, 2013
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3:42Now PlayingHonor? Forced Marriage to Rapist Law Needs Change
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as posted by the channel"Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the traditional practice.
Women's rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid's announcement, but said it was only a first step in reforming a penal code that doesn't do enough to stop violence against women in this North African kingdom."*
In Morocco, women (particularly virgins) are forced to marry the man who raped them to protect the family honor. After a suicide of a 16 year-old girl was forced into the arrangement, people took to the streets to protest-- but will it be enough to change the law? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more from Smail Bellaouali/ AP via Huffington Post:
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