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70% of Niger woman find rape and beatings to be "normal"

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by surfrboykai, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. surfrboykai

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    http://allafrica.com/stories/200712060848.html


    ya know..of all the wierd stories my brother has shown me, i think this is the most sad :tears:


    like, it's as if women expect to be raped and beaten in niger. that's so sad :tears: :tears:
     
  2. EthanS

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    'Rape is not illegal under Nigerien law and according to Oxfam it is "increasingly common" in the capital Niamey'.............................:frowning2:
     
  3. surfrboykai

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    isn't that totally bogus?
     
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    :tears: omg that's the most bogus thing i've seen for ages. i'm glad to be an optimist, because otherwise this kind of thing would just make me kill myself...