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Morocco may toss out part of its penal code that allows rapists to go unpunished if they marry their victims. Also this week, Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to make 2014 another banner year for anti-abortion laws.
Moroccan activists met in Fez last week to learn how to use an online database of women’s rights court decisions. They hope it will help propel reforms that were too late for Amina Filali, the teen who killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist.
Many activists in Morocco are outraged and protesting the laws that led to the suicide of a 16-year-old near Tangiers, who was forced to marry her rapist. Juhie Bhatia, Women’s eNews managing editor, was in Morocco for reaction.