Why does Lebanese bill on domestic violence fail to tackle marital rape? | Ellie Violet Bramley

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Apr 9 2014, 11:58:33

Long-awaited bill originally drafted to protect women from violence has, bizarrely, endorsed a 'marital right to intercourse'

Until last week, there was no legislation protecting women from domestic violence in Lebanon, a country that exonerates rapists who marry their victims.

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