Jordanian law forcing victims to marry their rapists could be scrapped
A law allowing rapists in Jordan to avoid punishment by offering to marry their victims may be scrapped. Under Article 308 of the Jordanian Penal Code, rapists had to marry their victims for three years to be pardoned for their crime. The Jordanian cabinet revoked Article 308 on Sunday, the BBC has reported. If the country’s MPs pass […]
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