A woman wears a blood-stained wedding dress as she takes part in a protest against a law that allows convicted rapists to be freed from prosecution if they marry the victim (Photo Credit: Jinty Jackson/AFP/Getty Images).
Pat yourselves on the back, stamp your feet, give a (potentially) inappropriate shout of glee wherever you happen to be at this moment, or at the very least, indulge in a slow clap.
35,544 Amnesty USA activists stood with the women and girls in Mozambique who marched in the streets of Maputo to demand the revocation of a proposed revision to the criminal code allowing a rapist to avoid punishment if he married the survivor.
The Mozambique government listened and it has been removed from consideration!
Stand with us as we keep the pressure on the Mozambican parliament to draft a criminal code that respects the rights of women and girl survivors of sexual assault.
There are still troublesome proposed revisions, including the requirement criminal proceedings cannot begin against a perpetrator unless a formal complaint is filed. Even more concerning, the proposed criminal code definition of a minor deprives children between 12-18 coerced into non-consensual sex the full protections merited under the law due to their age.
Stand with us as we keep the pressure on the Mozambican parliament to draft a criminal code that respects the rights of women and girl survivors of sexual assault.
Take action! Together, we can all claim ultimate victory!
Well done Amnesty and the women of Mozambique.
Finally, women begin to get a justice, and deciding over their own body. I have been wondering, if the politicians ( all men ofcourse) ever have been thinking about the same law, for all men, for all those years. Did they think, that it was ok, if it was a rape on a guy?
Love the thought, all around the world are cabable to support other women, colour have no influence, all over the world. Maby we at last, have reached the point, where the earth is ruled by love, for each other. I surely hope so!!
This is so amazing! Keep moving forward. @Linda… I agree, it would be a wonderful day to live in a world with more love than hate. You're so right.