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Thought people might want to hear some actual good news coming out of that region for once.

Members of the Lebanese parliamentary committee for administration and justice agreed last December to submit a proposal to repeal Article 522.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed his support for the measure at the time, but it took until Wednesday for a vote to be held.

Article 522 allowed for halting the prosecution or suspending the conviction of a person who had committed rape, kidnapping, or statutory rape if he married the victim.

One activist said the law allowed "for a second assault on a rape survivor's rights in the name of 'honour' by trapping her in a marriage with her rapist".

But Kafa, another local rights group, said it was only a "partial victory".
A Facebook post warned that the effect of Article 522 "continues under Article 505, which involves sex with a minor who is 15 years of age, as it does through Article 518, which concerns the seduction of a minor with the promise of marriage".

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Still not perfect, but it's a good start. Hopefully more of the slacking countries pick up the pace.

 

[PhantomThief]

Great news.. this law was beyond stupid.

 

[mclem]

Excellent news, although I'm slightly disturbed that it looks like it took a march of albino Minecraft creepers to do so.


Edit: Mind you, holy moly at those other laws.