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Ottawa complains to Afghan ambassador over rape law - April 3rd 2009, 05:46 PM

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/612522

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OTTAWA — Canadian officials called in Afghanistan's ambassador to express "deep concern" with a law that would make it illegal for Shiite women to refuse to have sex with their husbands.
So I doubt anyone is going to argue that this law would be a good idea. But do you think it's our responsibility to try to protect these women? There's a lot of controversy over forcing western ideals onto other cultures. If you think we are responsible to take some form of action over this, what do you think we should do? Simply lecture Afghanistan on why this is wrong? Implement some kind of trade block?

(note - I think this topic should be labelled triggering, but I can't find how?)


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Last edited by Grizabella; April 3rd 2009 at 09:22 PM.