Maldives court sentences girl of 15 to 100 lashes for being raped

[Darg]

A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials said.

The charges against the girl were brought against her last year after police investigated accusations that her stepfather had raped her and killed their baby. He is still to face trial.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21595814

<dailymail>Backwards, disgusting, medieval sharia law at it again.</dailymail>

That said, we're all (I hope) disguested by this ruling, what can be done about it? For one we can make sure that we never travel to the Maldives, thinking about them for your honeymoon? Don't, cancel it, check the human rights next time and only go to places whose judicial morals you agree with.

I fail to see how the world can stand by and see these sort of laws still being used by countries, I fully believe that sovereignty of a nation only holds fast to the point at which it starts to abuse the rights of its people. Judges and government ministers who uphold such barbaric laws should be held accountable for their murderous actions in an international court with the full force of the civilised world behind it.

It is almost certainly a pipe dream at the moment but what else can be done in the long run? Do we just wait another hundred years until their stone age cultures catch up with the rest of the world or do we give them the motivation to advance quicker by prosecuting them for retaining such laws in their countries?

 

[mranderson]

I did not accept a job in Saudi Arabia a few years ago for the same reasons. Some of my colleagues however didn't mind the barbaric laws (not sure if their wives did though).

 

[tom_e]

It also states in the same article that the pre marital sex charges were not based on her being raped but on something she did at another time.
So while I don't agree on the laws or punishment it's fair enough she broke their laws she pays the price.

 

[Haggisman]

It also states in the same article that the pre marital sex charges were not based on her being raped but on something she did at another time.
So while I don't agree on the laws or punishment it's fair enough she broke their laws she pays the price.

There's a new law coming in tomorrow that states if you breathe air you get your hands chopped off. You might not agree with the law or punishment, but hey, if you break the law you pay the price. It's fair enough right?

 

[ci_newman]

It also states in the same article that the pre marital sex charges were not based on her being raped but on something she did at another time.
So while I don't agree on the laws or punishment it's fair enough she broke their laws she pays the price.

I kind of agree with you - the thread title (and headlines) are deliberately misleading. She is being punished for a separate incident of pre-martial sex, not the rape.

The punishment is barbaric either way.

 

[Linkex]

There's a new law coming in tomorrow that states if you breathe air you get your hands chopped off. You might not agree with the law or punishment, but hey, if you break the law you pay the price. It's fair enough right?

There is a difference between a law thats unreasonable/unfair and a law that is impossible to follow. Posting an impossibility as being the same as his opinion along with a rolleyes is just a cheap shot.

His point is legit - she broke the law and is being punished in accordance with the law. Now I agree that this law is wrong and should be changed, BUT, that does not make the point invalid. After all, I (and you I expect) also think the same of various UK laws but I still obey them and expect to be punished if I break them.

Edit - Oh, and the title of this thread is attention getting ******** - I don't know if its actually against the forum rules, but if its not, it should be.

 

[MooMoo444]

I kind of agree with you - the thread title (and headlines) are deliberately misleading. She is being punished for a separate incident of pre-martial sex, not the rape.

The punishment is barbaric either way.

News stories being misleading over the facts?

Impossibruuuuuuuu

 

[ubersonic]

It also states in the same article that the pre marital sex charges were not based on her being raped but on something she did at another time.

No they said it did not relate to the "rape" case. Whats happening is, her father is facing trial for having sex with a minor which is classed as rape as the "victim" is too young consent. And she is facing conviction/punishment for having premarital sex willingly as she cannot prove she did not consent to the "rape". Its a total farse >.>

 

[FishFluff]

It is almost certainly a pipe dream at the moment but what else can be done in the long run? Do we just wait another hundred years until their stone age cultures catch up with the rest of the world or do we give them the motivation to advance quicker by prosecuting them for retaining such laws in their countries?

How about we stop meddling in other countries affairs?

 

[unwashed potato!]

How about we stop meddling in other countries affairs?

why?

We are all brothers and sisters at the end of the day and if we can't stop injustices and cruelty then the very least we should do is speak out and condemn the actions!
Anything less and we have no right to call ourselves an evolved civilized species, we become no better than Darwin driven wild animals and sadly in many cases actually worse

 

[Darg]

Edit - Oh, and the title of this thread is attention getting ******** - I don't know if its actually against the forum rules, but if its not, it should be.

Prosecutors said her conviction did not relate to the rape case.

So it's not related to the court case involving her father raping her. That doesn't mean it's no related to the fact that she was raped by him. It's probably just a play on words by the prosecutors.

Either way this is a subject that should have more attention brought to it. I'll admit the title is a bit tabloidish but if it brings more people into the thread to read the story which I feel is horrendous enough to warrant such a title then so be it.

 

[Darg]

How about we stop meddling in other countries affairs?

Do you implicitly agree with their sentence then? By arguing that we should stand by and do nothing while backwards societies continue such abuses of power you are delaying the solution to the problem. I'm not saying we go in guns blazing and remove the government. I'm saying we come up with a new human rights treaty that specifically forbids laws like this and is enforceable worldwide with or without the country signing up to the treaty.

 

[King Damager]

It also states in the same article that the pre marital sex charges were not based on her being raped but on something she did at another time.
So while I don't agree on the laws or punishment it's fair enough she broke their laws she pays the price.

Oh. Misleading title is misleading. The rape is a separate incident and not relevant to this case.

That said, the punishment is still barbaric for the crime committed.

kd

 

[Devlish]

Yeah we in the UK would never do something so barbaric.

That whole 'police convince woman to drop rape charges so as not to affect their conviction rating, guy then goes on to murder his children' is totally right and proper in the scheme of things.

Besides, the girl is being punished for premarital sex not realting to her stepfather. Wrong? Sure, in the same way it was wrong to treat women in this country who got knocked up out of wedlock sixty years ago and even worse in Ireland etc. We grew out of it, maybe they will in sixty years time - ya know, without the invasion and bombardment.

You seem to believe we are a bastion of light for these 'backward' countries. lol.

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

How about we stop meddling in other countries affairs?

We are all brothers and sisters at the end of the day and if we can't stop injustices and cruelty then the very least we should do is speak out and condemn the actions!
Anything less and we have no right to call ourselves an evolved civilized species, we become no better than Darwin driven wild animals and sadly in many cases actually worse

 

[elmarko]

We are all brothers and sisters at the end of the day and if we can't stop injustices and cruelty then the very least we should do is speak out and condemn the actions!
Anything less and we have no right to call ourselves an evolved civilized species, we become no better than Darwin driven wild animals and sadly in many cases actually worse

+1.

Personally, I think we should be applying stronger political & economic pressure on nations who still live in the dark ages - cultural relativity (in that all are equal) is a crock & barbarism should be judged for what it is.

Yeah we in the UK would never do something so barbaric.

That whole 'police convince woman to drop rape charges so as not to affect their conviction rating, guy then goes on to murder his children' is totally right and proper in the scheme of things.

Besides, the girl is being punished for premarital sex not realting to her stepfather. Wrong? Sure, in the same way it was wrong to treat women in this country who got knocked up out of wedlock sixty years ago and even worse in Ireland etc. We grew out of it, maybe they will in sixty years time - ya know, without the invasion and bombardment.

You seem to believe we are a bastion of light for these 'backward' countries. lol.

I'm not saying the UK is great, but we are better for some things.

But on the grand scale we are pretty backwards compared to say Norway (for quality of life, crime, education, healthcare, equality of life etc).

 

[div0]

Maldives court sentences girl of 15 to 100 lashes for being raped

Prosecutors said her conviction did not relate to the rape case.

Did you even read your own link?

She was sentenced to the punishment for a different crime. It just happens that she is also the victim of a rape.

Horrible story about her father and I also totally disagree with the punishment for her alleged crime, but people completely misunderstanding the story doesn't help.

 

[Darg]

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Did you even read the rest of the thread? This has been covered.

 

[teenwolf]

sounds kinky

 

[linwelin]

sounds kinky

lol o.O