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April 2nd, 2009, 12:14 PM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is coming under pressure to scrap a new law which the UN says legalises rape within a marriage. The legislation is thought to also prevent married women from leaving the house without a man's permission.
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President Karzai has been criticised over the controversial new law
Human rights groups believe it completely undermines hard-won rights for women delivered after the fall of the Taliban's strict Islamist regime.
more.. (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Afghanistan-Outrage-As-New-Law-Allows-Rape-In-Marriage/Article/200904115254692?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article _Teaser_Region_8&lid=ARTICLE_15254692_Afghanistan%3A_Outrage_As_New _Law_Allows_Rape_In_Marriage)
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President Karzai has been criticised over the controversial new law
Human rights groups believe it completely undermines hard-won rights for women delivered after the fall of the Taliban's strict Islamist regime.
more.. (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Afghanistan-Outrage-As-New-Law-Allows-Rape-In-Marriage/Article/200904115254692?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article _Teaser_Region_8&lid=ARTICLE_15254692_Afghanistan%3A_Outrage_As_New _Law_Allows_Rape_In_Marriage)