Morocco: Amendment of rape provision is a step in the right direction | Amnesty International

Morocco: Amendment of rape provision is a step in the right direction | Amnesty International

Yesterday we shed light on the story of Amina Filali, a 16 year old girl
from Morocco who was forced to marry the man she said raped her. Sadly
she saw suicide as the her only possible escape.
However, we now
have some positive news to communicate. The Moroccan parliament has
voted unanimously to change its rape law so that rapists can no longer
escape punishment by forcing their victims to marry them.
We should spare a thought for Amina. This amendment came too late for her. http://bit.ly/1hmhKg

It took 16-year-old Amina Filali’s (in the picture held by her mother) suicide and nearly two years for the law to be amended

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