Somaliland Passes Its First Law Against Rape
Rapists can now get a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
Somaliland, which was declared an independent country from Somali in 1991, just passed its first law against rape, BBC reports.
<p style=""> Rapists can now get a prison sentence of up to 30 years. Prior to the law being passed, a rape victim's family could force them to marry their rapist to avoid being shamed.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb">Islam passed the best law against rape 14 centuries ago and ways to prevent rapping. There are no better laws and ways <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somaliland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Somaliland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somalia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Somalia</a> <a href="https://t.co/5vVLLkseXW">https://t.co/5vVLLkseXW</a><br>— Abdirizak Dahir 🇸🇴 (@AbdirisaqDahir) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbdirisaqDahir/status/950663767754407937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">9 January 2018</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb">Great step for women in Somaliland! Rape is such a taboo subject in this part of the world, it's great that rape is being acknowledged and they are taking steps to protect victims from further violations <a href="https://t.co/Cxxf37qR9q">https://t.co/Cxxf37qR9q</a><br>— Hermola (@Hermola) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hermola/status/950649918989000706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">9 January 2018</a></blockquote>
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</div><p style="">As much as it's shocking that this law is only being passed now, it's worth noting that there is still no law against rape in Somalia.<br></p><p style="">The law being passed in Somaliland is a result of children and women's rights groups lobbying for it. </p>
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