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Afghan law legalizes rape of wife, critics say (Los Angeles Times)

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President Hamid Karzai draws fire for signing the legislation related to Shiite Muslim life. It also prevents women from leaving the house without a man's permission. Human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers criticized President Hamid Karzai on Thursday for signing into law legislation that some believe legalizes the rape of a wife by her husband and prevents women from leaving the house ...

Full post as published by Yahoo Law News on April 02, 2009 (boomark / email).

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