Legalizing Rape, Abuse in Afghanistan

No doubt hoping to appease the Taliban in the midst of an ugly election season, that epitome of backbone Hamid Karzai is allowing the passage of legislation -- with only slightly softened language -- legalizing the rape and abuse of women. One provision apparently allows husbands to deny wives food if they fail to obey sexual demands. According to The Guardian

The new final draft of the legislation also grants guardianship of children exclusively to their fathers and grandfathers, and requires women to get permission from their husbands to work.

"It also effectively allows a rapist to avoid prosecution by paying 'blood money' to a girl who was injured when he raped her," the US charity Human Rights Watch said.

H/T The F Word.