A spot of good news, today: less than 24 hours after the Afghan women's protest, President Karzai announced Afghanistan will repeal the law that legalized rape within marriage.
This came after a group of 300 to 500 women marched in the capital to protest the law yesterday, amidst a maelstrom of opposition from 600 to 700 men supporting the law.
This is a huge victory for women's rights in Afghanistan, especially after the initial blow the passage of the law caused in the first place. Hopefully, things will stay on this track.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
While privileged people across America claimed oppression...
Actual news happened! And guess what else! People who were ACTUALLY being oppressed had a protest, too!
The front page story: Whining Republicans don't want to pay their taxes. (What else is new?)
What should have made front page news: Afghan women protested the recently-passed law legalizing rape against women.
Some pictures from Afghanistan:
The front page story: Whining Republicans don't want to pay their taxes. (What else is new?)
What should have made front page news: Afghan women protested the recently-passed law legalizing rape against women.
Some pictures from Afghanistan:
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