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Women Protest Restrictive Law in Kabul

Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Dexter Filkins
Correspondent in Afghanistan for the New York Times, Author

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Women Protest Restrictive Law in Kabul

Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

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Women Protest Restrictive Law in Kabul

Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

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