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Cabinet approves gender-sensitive law amendments related to rape
26-8-2019
Following the repeal of provisions of Article 522 of the Penal Code which exempted the rapist from punishment should he marry his victim (https://bit.ly/33XtPYd), the cabinet in its recent August 22 session, approved the proposal of the law to amend Articles 505 and 519 and abolish Article 518. Recalling, that the above repeal of Article 522, despite its positive implications, was still wanting, as it retained the effects of the article which pardons the rapist if he married his victim who completed her 15 years but did not reach 18. While the first article relieves the rapist from prosecution, the second stipulates a six-month imprisonment for he who non-consensually has sex with a 15 up to 18 years’ minor and one year if the victim was under 15. The third article relates to “seduction” with promises of marriage. On the development, NCLW asked the Legislature to step up its ratification of the approved laws for they constitute a positive step in combating violence against women. (Al Diyar, August 25, 2019)
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