A strange world

It would appear that it is not only in the UK where the victim can end up the one with the raw deal.

In Bangladesh, a 16 year old girl who had the audacity to become pregnant as the result of being raped has been given 101 lashes. Her parents have also been fined and threatened with being made outcasts if they refuse to pay up.

The Muslim elders in the village have pardoned the rapist.

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