Saturday, November 1, 2008
Somali girl stoned to death after reporting rape
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In Somalia, a 13-year-old girl reported that she was raped by three men. In the United States, we have the luxury of being able to take any sex offenders to court and possibly (hopefully) get their asses thrown in jail. In Somalia, an impoverished and violent country with no functioning government, Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was not offered the option to bring these men to court. Instead, she was charged with adultery. In the middle of a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators, she was stoned to death by a group of men.
Stoned to death. For reporting a rape.
The treatment of women is not perfect in the U.S., but in other countries, it's appalling.
What You Can Do:
Stoned to death. For reporting a rape.
The treatment of women is not perfect in the U.S., but in other countries, it's appalling.
What You Can Do:
- Learn more about human rights in Somalia on Amnesty International's website.
- Sign an online petition to end stoning at Stop Stoning Forever.
- Read the list of things you can do at the Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women.
- Visit Save Somali Women and Children.
- Sponsor a sister in another country devastated by violence at Women for Women International.
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November 5, 2008 at 12:07 AM
I am saddened by this awful tragedy. I hope her murderers shall hang someday, but I doubt they shall ever be brought to human justice. But could women's organizations not organize a scholarship fund for Somali girls, so that Aisha Duhulow's name shall not be forgotten, and to shame her killers? I'd contribute.
January 25, 2010 at 11:27 PM
It is disheartening to hear that Medieval practices such as stoning are still taking place throughout the world. It still amazes me that I can go to college and get a degree in the same world that a woman can get stoned for being raped. Nations should really call each other out on their wrong doings and say that treating women like that is not ok!