[JURIST] The Afghan government has revised a controversial law which appeared to legalize marital rape, according to statements made by government officials on Thursday. The provisions of the Shi'ite personal status law requiring a wife to submit to sex with her husband were removed along with other provisions, following international condemnation and protests. …
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