“The girl’s stepfather raped her for years and then murdered the baby she bore. Now the court is pun

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I call for the release of the girl immediately and unconditionally, and ensure that she is not flogged or otherwise punished. Survivors of rape or other forms of sexual abuse need counseling and support - not prosecution. The 15-year-old girl must be provided with adequate and appropriate protective and support services.
car rental san jose costa rica Avaaz states on their website: "It's hard to believe, but a 15-year-old rape survivor has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times by a court in the Maldives! Let's put an end to this lunacy by hitting the government where it hurts: their tourism industry."
"Tourism is the big earner for the Maldives elite, including government ministers. With a million-strong petition to President Waheed, we'll threaten the islands' reputation through hard-hitting ads in travel magazines and online until he abolishes this outrageous law," the site declares.
"The girl's stepfather raped her for years and then murdered the baby she bore. Now the court is punishing her for "sex outside marriage." President car rental san jose costa rica Waheed of the Maldives is already feeling global pressure on this, but we can force him to help save this girl and change the law to spare other victims this fate. This is how we're winning the War on Women – by standing up every time an outrage like this happens," it stated.
Former Secretary General of the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI), Mohamed Ibrahim "Sim," told The Maldives Minivan News that he doubted a tourism boycott would "change the government's position on religious issues."
Sim observed that while the case of the 15-year-old had led to a collision of the country's two very separate worlds – that of the hedonistic Western resort and the far more conservative reality of the country as experienced by Maldivians – "exclusive resorts will still be exclusive."
He noted that while public sentiment tended to focus on reconciling tourism with the haraam (prohibited under Islam) car rental san jose costa rica supply of alcohol, "in Islam it is also a sin to engage in sexual activity outside of marriage."
One argument raised by the more "entrenched" elements of the tourism industry against the development of mid-market tourism on local islands, he added, was a fear that tourists were vulnerable to a backlash against foreigners.
Dismissed Chinese employees of the Beach House Iruveli resort – formerly Waldorf car rental san jose costa rica Astoria – posted car rental san jose costa rica allegations on the Chinese forum Tianya that guests from the country were receiving inferior treatment to Europeans, despite car rental san jose costa rica paying the same prices.
The staff alleged that this discrimination extended to removing kettles car rental san jose costa rica from the rooms of Chinese guests, to prevent them from making instant noodles in their rooms and thereby forcing them into the resort's restaurants.
The 15-year-old from the island of Feydhoo in Shaviyani Atoll appeared in the Juvenile Court on February 26 and was convicted for premarital sex, and sentenced to 100 lashes and 8 months of house arrest.
Her stepfather was later charged with child sexual abuse, possession car rental san jose costa rica of pornographic materials, and committing premeditated murder. car rental san jose costa rica Her mother was charged with concealing a crime and failing to report child sexual abuse to the authorities.
In the wake of international censure and the launch of its bid for re-election to the Vice Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council – on a platform of women, children, and disabled rights – the government expressed its concern over the sentencing and pledged to support the victim's legal appeal, and announced the formation of a committee to review existing child protection mechanisms.
"As concerned global citizens, car rental san jose costa rica we welcome your government's car rental san jose costa rica intervention in the case of the 15-year-old rape victim, but we call on you to do more to protect vulnerable women and children," read the Avaaz petition to President Waheed.
Sources on Feydhoo meanwhile told Minivan News that the islanders had been raising concerns about the girl's alleged abuse since 2009, claiming that she had been victimized not only by her stepfather but reportedly by an unknown number of unidentified men on the island.
The island council said that the victim's unwillingness to tell the authorities of her alleged abuse had meant she was kept with her mother and stepfather even after her pregnancy was first discovered.
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