Flashermac Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's hard to believe, but a 15-year-old rape survivor has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times in public! Let's put an end to this lunacy by hitting the Maldives government where it hurts: the tourism industry. The girl's stepfather is accused of raping her for years and murdering the baby she bore. Now the court says she must be flogged for “sex outside marriage†with a man who has not even been named! President Waheed of the Maldives is already feeling global pressure on this, and we can force him to save this girl and change the law to spare other victims this cruel fate. This is how we can end the War on Women – by standing up every time an outrage like this happens. Tourism is the big earner for the Maldives elite, including government ministers. Let's build a million-strong petition to President Waheed this week, then threaten the islands' reputation through hard-hitting ads in travel magazines and online until he steps in to save her and abolish this outrageous law. Sign now and share this with everyone! http://avaaz.org/en/maldives_global/?fp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just another example of how these religious leaders keep their flock under their thumbs to do their bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just another reason that shows how fucked religion is, and their religion is more fucked than most. If they give this girl the cats the world should protest. Everyone should go into the streets and condemn these assholes. Show them through sheer numbers this is is not acceptable, will not be tolerated, and their country will be ostracized completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 All these countries that insist on turning to religion for a law system are destined to step into the same poop the Maldives are doing here. Unfortunately Sharia as a law system goes back to ancient history for their dogma and we can all agree laws were barbaric then. How would a system of law based on barbarism let go on its own and turn to a secular humane democratic one? Impossible unless the people rise up against it. Prospects for that are dim to impossible to imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi, "Everyone should go into the streets and condemn these assholes. Show them through sheer numbers this is is not acceptable, will not be tolerated, and their country will be ostracized completely." Unfortunately I doubt it would make even the slightest difference to these nutcases. They'd probably turn it around and see us protesting as an insult to their faith / religion. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 If tourists stopped coming, it may get their attention. It's not like they have oil, gas or other assets to fall back on. Or do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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