13yo rape victim stoned to death in Somalia

[Memnoch]

This is just WRONG.

Rape victim, 13, stoned to death in stadium November 4, 2008 AN ISLAMIST rebel administration in Somalia ordered that a girl, 13, be stoned to death for adultery after the child's father reported that she was raped by three men. Amnesty International said the al-Shabab militia, which controls the city of Kismayo, arranged for 50 men to stone Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow in front of about 1000 spectators. A truck laden with stones was brought to the stadium for the killing. Amnesty said the girl struggled with her captors and had to be forcibly carried into the stadium. Amnesty said: "Inside the stadium, militia members opened fire when some of the witnesses to the killing attempted to save her life, and shot dead a boy who was a bystander." The girl's father told Amnesty that when he tried to report her rape to the militia the child was accused by the administration of adultery and detained. None of the men accused of the rape was arrested. The girl was earlier reported by witnesses as being 23 years old. Guardian News & Media http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/...560735918.html

[Spirits Reborn]

Wtf.



Calling this wrong is an understatement. This is beyond that. This is just messed up.

And the guys were not arrested?? HOW does this make sense?!

[Papa Schlumpf]

...Yet nothing new, unfortunately. I think newspaper articles like this one surface about once a month or so.

[TheDutkanator]

Somalia is the single most violent and impoverished country in the world. They haven't had an official government since 1991. Multiple violent deaths are reported daily and in the past 7 days alone, I have read at least 3 other news articles about violence and such coming from this country. The story above is actually not even the worst this country has to offer. If there was ever a country in need of intervention, this is the one!

[Memnoch]

Unfortunately some people choose to interpret Sharia (Islamic) law literally. Because based on my (limited) knowledge, for a rape to be proven under Sharia law, four male witnesses of good character must come forward and testify to the rape. Otherwise it becomes a crime of adultery that the woman has committed, which is punishable by stoning to death.

Most Muslim countries have secular courts of law but there are a few (Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan during the time of the Taliban, etc) that have Sharia law.

[Spirits Reborn]

Originally Posted by Memnoch Unfortunately some people choose to interpret Sharia (Islamic) law literally. Because based on my (limited) knowledge, for a rape to be proven under Sharia law, four male witnesses of good character must come forward and testify to the rape. Otherwise it becomes a crime of adultery that the woman has committed, which is punishable by stoning to death. Most Muslim countries have secular courts of law but there are a few (Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan during the time of the Taliban, etc) that have Sharia law.

Ah.. I did not know that.

It seems wrong that there are still people going by such a backward law system..but then again, I may not know enough about it to make such a conclusion.

But this part is without a doubt, not only backwards but absurd.

[johnny]

It's a cultural thing.

[Bungleau]

To quote an old book... forgive them, father. They know not what they do.

That is truly sad and horrific. A sign of people out of touch with what it means to be a human being.

I weep.

[Beaumanoir]

■■■■■■■ humans.

[Lavindathar]

Bit of a run of bad luck that tbh. It never rains but it pours.

But on a serious note, yes its wrong. But it happens all the time. Until someone sorts the country out, things like this will keep on happening.