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The London Economic Jordanian Parliament votes to remove law allowing a rapist to escape punishment by marrying his victim The London Economic After years of campaigning by women's rights activists, on 1 August, the lower house of Jordan's parliament voted for the full repeal of Article 308 without exception, meaning that there should no longer be a way for a rapist to escape punishment by ... 'Historic day' as Jordanian parliament repeals rape law Aljazeera.com Jordan abolishes 'marry the victim' clause protecting rapists from punishment The New Arab Jordanian Parliament Approves Annulment of Article 308 Asharq Al-awsat English Egyptian Streets  - The Times of Israel  - Middle East Monitor all 109 news articles » http://ift.tt/2f8BYUC