Document #1258710

BBC News (Author)

Morocco protest after raped Amina Filali kills herself

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17379721

ecoi.net description:
16-year-old girl kills herself by swallowing rat poison after she is severely beaten during a forced marriage to her rapist; Moroccan law allows the rapist of a minor to marry her to escape jail
Country:
Morocco
Source:
BBC News (Author)
Published:
15 March 2012
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17379721
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1258710 (former ID 211987)

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