tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690784.post6202052084290510337..comments2018-12-10T17:00:57.052+05:30Comments on I think, therefore I am: Using Rape As A WeaponSubirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921294007829757606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690784.post-86751357533224057672007-09-16T05:30:00.000+05:302007-09-16T05:30:00.000+05:30Yea I agree Ellen.. It happens in my own country t...Yea I agree Ellen.. It happens in my own country too among certain traditional/orthodox communities and in a couple of neighbouring countries where "acid attacks" are becoming pretty common on women. There was a hue and cry about a case where a woman was 'legally' punished by being raped. A 'judgement' pronounced by the elders of the community, if I am not mistaken.<BR/><BR/>As if thats not Subirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921294007829757606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690784.post-23835809389310508302007-09-16T02:55:00.000+05:302007-09-16T02:55:00.000+05:30"Honor" killings are on the rise elsewhere, too. ...."Honor" killings are on the rise elsewhere, too. . .not just in war-torn nations.<BR/><BR/>And there seems to be a correlation between the increase in "honor" suicides and legal reform in countries that have attempted to toughen the penalties for these killings. No one has demonstrated that the legal reform has directly caused this increase, but it's a viable hypothesis.<BR/><BR/>Ellen R. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09931588917110564035noreply@blogger.com