Law that 'legalises rape'

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KABUL - A NEW Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers said on Thursday, accusing President Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects.
Critics worry the legislation undermines hard-won rights for women enacted after the fall of the Taleban's strict Islamist regime.
The law - which some lawmakers say was never debated in parliament - is intended to regulate family life inside Afghanistan's Shiite community, which makes up about 20 per cent of this country of 30 million people. The law does not affect Afghan Sunnis.



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