Latest items for DSFMF-LAW-1
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:35 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Adultery was a crime for 158 years until the supreme court ruled in 2018 that it was a civil matter, not a criminal offence" (para 9).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Adultery was a crime for 158 years until the supreme court ruled in 2018 that it was a civil matter, not a criminal offence" (para 9).
Feb. 20, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-LAW-2, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The country’s penal code also criminalises sex outside marriage. Police often do not believe women who report sexual violence, says Rothna Begum, a senior women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, instead siding with men who claim it was consensual, which can lead to the survivor facing charges" (para 25).
Variables: LRW-LAW-2, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The country’s penal code also criminalises sex outside marriage. Police often do not believe women who report sexual violence, says Rothna Begum, a senior women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, instead siding with men who claim it was consensual, which can lead to the survivor facing charges" (para 25).
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-2, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Women accused of adultery have been publicly lashed by the Taliban as the Islamist group rolls out sharia law across Afghanistan. Ten men and nine women were each whipped 39 times in the city of Taloqan for alleged adultery and theft, a senior Taliban official said" (para 1-2).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-2, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Women accused of adultery have been publicly lashed by the Taliban as the Islamist group rolls out sharia law across Afghanistan. Ten men and nine women were each whipped 39 times in the city of Taloqan for alleged adultery and theft, a senior Taliban official said" (para 1-2).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:58 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
At least 15 countries still practice stoning, either legally or illegally in tribal areas, with human rights groups highlighting Somalia as handing down the punishment most frequently.
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
At least 15 countries still practice stoning, either legally or illegally in tribal areas, with human rights groups highlighting Somalia as handing down the punishment most frequently.
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:44 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
At least 15 countries still practice stoning, either legally or illegally in tribal areas, with human rights groups highlighting Somalia as handing down the punishment most frequently.
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
At least 15 countries still practice stoning, either legally or illegally in tribal areas, with human rights groups highlighting Somalia as handing down the punishment most frequently.
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:43 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Under Islamic law, Hudud crimes - enforced in Sudan - carry penalties such as the amputation of hands and feet, flogging, and in rare cases, death" (Para.5). "Flogging, outlawed in 2020, is still handed out as a punishment despite a decrease in cases" (Para.11).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Under Islamic law, Hudud crimes - enforced in Sudan - carry penalties such as the amputation of hands and feet, flogging, and in rare cases, death" (Para.5). "Flogging, outlawed in 2020, is still handed out as a punishment despite a decrease in cases" (Para.11).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"...and as sexual relations outside of marriage is prohibited in Maldives..." (25). "On the Committee’s CO stipulating 'as a matter of urgency, decriminalize and abolish the imposition of flogging as a sentence for consensual sexual relations outside marriage, as recommended by the Committee in its previous concluding observations, as enshrined in Article 10 of the country’s Constitution (2008), Islam is one of the bases of law in the Maldives. Sexual relations outside of marriage are prohibited and flogging as a punishment is in accordance with the Shari’ah'." (33).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"...and as sexual relations outside of marriage is prohibited in Maldives..." (25). "On the Committee’s CO stipulating 'as a matter of urgency, decriminalize and abolish the imposition of flogging as a sentence for consensual sexual relations outside marriage, as recommended by the Committee in its previous concluding observations, as enshrined in Article 10 of the country’s Constitution (2008), Islam is one of the bases of law in the Maldives. Sexual relations outside of marriage are prohibited and flogging as a punishment is in accordance with the Shari’ah'." (33).
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"[A]rticles 237, 274 and 277 [of the penal code] allow for leniency for so-called 'honour crimes', including the discriminatory application of sanctions for adultery, which perpetuate gender-based violence" (6).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"[A]rticles 237, 274 and 277 [of the penal code] allow for leniency for so-called 'honour crimes', including the discriminatory application of sanctions for adultery, which perpetuate gender-based violence" (6).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Sharia (Islamic) courts, which adjudicate criminal and family law cases, may impose flogging as punishment for adultery, prostitution, consensual premarital sex, pregnancy outside marriage, defamation of character, and drug or alcohol charges. Reports of flogging were rare and tended to be confined to only a few jurisdictions" (3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Sharia (Islamic) courts, which adjudicate criminal and family law cases, may impose flogging as punishment for adultery, prostitution, consensual premarital sex, pregnancy outside marriage, defamation of character, and drug or alcohol charges. Reports of flogging were rare and tended to be confined to only a few jurisdictions" (3).
March 3, 2022, 4:51 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Ivan Najjar Alavi, the head of general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, said the court handed down a heftier sentence for the married woman after she confessed to investigators she had sex out of her marriage. Judges found it difficult to convict the man, who was then the head of East Aceh fishery agency and also married, because he denied all wrongdoings, Alavi added. 'During the trial, he admitted nothing, denying all accusations. Thus, [judges] are not able to prove whether he is guilty,' Alavi told reporters after a public flogging for Sharia law offenders in East Aceh on Thursday" (Para. 5-7). "As an alternative punishment, the judges...more
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Ivan Najjar Alavi, the head of general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, said the court handed down a heftier sentence for the married woman after she confessed to investigators she had sex out of her marriage. Judges found it difficult to convict the man, who was then the head of East Aceh fishery agency and also married, because he denied all wrongdoings, Alavi added. 'During the trial, he admitted nothing, denying all accusations. Thus, [judges] are not able to prove whether he is guilty,' Alavi told reporters after a public flogging for Sharia law offenders in East Aceh on Thursday" (Para. 5-7). "As an alternative punishment, the judges...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"There are laws against adultery. According to Sharia Law, it differs for male and females when married and when not married. When a woman has never been married before she will get 100 slashes for committing adultery, the same goes for the male. In most cases, it is the woman who gets punished more. Also it is important to note, in order to give either man or woman 100 slashes, four witnesses must witness the intercourse take place according to Islamic Law" (1).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"There are laws against adultery. According to Sharia Law, it differs for male and females when married and when not married. When a woman has never been married before she will get 100 slashes for committing adultery, the same goes for the male. In most cases, it is the woman who gets punished more. Also it is important to note, in order to give either man or woman 100 slashes, four witnesses must witness the intercourse take place according to Islamic Law" (1).
Nov. 3, 2021, 9:35 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Articles 426 and 427 of the Penal Code, for example, provide for imprisonment as punishment for sexual intercourse outside marriage (zina), but only when the conditions of hadd have not been met or the charge of hadd is dropped. In 2010, the Government confirmed to the Committee on the Rights of the Child that under Shari’a law, zina is punishable with harsher sentences including whipping and stoning" (2-3).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Articles 426 and 427 of the Penal Code, for example, provide for imprisonment as punishment for sexual intercourse outside marriage (zina), but only when the conditions of hadd have not been met or the charge of hadd is dropped. In 2010, the Government confirmed to the Committee on the Rights of the Child that under Shari’a law, zina is punishable with harsher sentences including whipping and stoning" (2-3).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"The Committee is particularly concerned about discriminatory provisions contained in the Civil Code of 1977 and the Shia Personal Status Law of 2009 with regard to child marriage, divorce, polygamy, inheritance and the guardianship of children, and about the criminalization of so-called 'moral crimes', such as running away from home or adultery, under the Criminal Code" (3, 6).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"The Committee is particularly concerned about discriminatory provisions contained in the Civil Code of 1977 and the Shia Personal Status Law of 2009 with regard to child marriage, divorce, polygamy, inheritance and the guardianship of children, and about the criminalization of so-called 'moral crimes', such as running away from home or adultery, under the Criminal Code" (3, 6).
Sept. 8, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1, GP-DATA-3
"At times women in need of protection ended up in prison, either because their community lacked a protection center or because the local interpretation of 'running away' was interpreted as a moral crime. Adultery, fornication, and kidnapping are criminal offenses. Running away is not a crime under the law, and both the Supreme Court and the AGO issued directives to this effect, but some local authorities continued to detain women and girls for running away from home or 'attempted zina.' The Ministry of Women’s Affairs, as well as nongovernmental entities, sometimes arranged marriages for women who could not return to their families" (33).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1, GP-DATA-3
"At times women in need of protection ended up in prison, either because their community lacked a protection center or because the local interpretation of 'running away' was interpreted as a moral crime. Adultery, fornication, and kidnapping are criminal offenses. Running away is not a crime under the law, and both the Supreme Court and the AGO issued directives to this effect, but some local authorities continued to detain women and girls for running away from home or 'attempted zina.' The Ministry of Women’s Affairs, as well as nongovernmental entities, sometimes arranged marriages for women who could not return to their families" (33).
July 21, 2021, 11:24 p.m.
Countries: Kuwait
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"A lack of legislation that specifically targets and penalises gender-based violence against women, in addition to the prevalence of laws that enable such abuse – such as a law that allows a male kidnapper to marry their victim, or Article 153 that justifies the murder of a woman by her male family member if she was 'caught by surprise' in the act of adultery, plus a discrepancy between the sentences given to men and women for the same crimes, in which men tend to receive lighter sentences – has allowed men, like the man accused of murdering Farah Akbar, to genuinely believe that they can get away with crimes as...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"A lack of legislation that specifically targets and penalises gender-based violence against women, in addition to the prevalence of laws that enable such abuse – such as a law that allows a male kidnapper to marry their victim, or Article 153 that justifies the murder of a woman by her male family member if she was 'caught by surprise' in the act of adultery, plus a discrepancy between the sentences given to men and women for the same crimes, in which men tend to receive lighter sentences – has allowed men, like the man accused of murdering Farah Akbar, to genuinely believe that they can get away with crimes as...more
July 21, 2021, 10:19 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Brunei
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Taiwan was one of the few countries in Asia, along with conservative Muslim places such as Afghanistan and Brunei, where adultery remained a crime." (Para 17)
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Taiwan was one of the few countries in Asia, along with conservative Muslim places such as Afghanistan and Brunei, where adultery remained a crime." (Para 17)
July 21, 2021, 10:18 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Adultery has been decriminalised in Taiwan after the country's top court ruled the law against it breached constitutional protections for sexual autonomy today" (Para 1). "[Adultery] had previously been punishable by up to a year in prison, although most convicted normally payed a fine and received a criminal record rather than serving time" (Para 2).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Adultery has been decriminalised in Taiwan after the country's top court ruled the law against it breached constitutional protections for sexual autonomy today" (Para 1). "[Adultery] had previously been punishable by up to a year in prison, although most convicted normally payed a fine and received a criminal record rather than serving time" (Para 2).
July 7, 2021, 9:52 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Currently in England and Wales, unless someone can prove there was adultery, unreasonable behaviour or desertion, the only way to obtain a divorce without their spouse's agreement is to live apart for five years. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said this forces spouses wanting a divorce to submit evidence of a partner's wrongdoing or years of separation. They have to do this even when the decision to split is mutual"(para 12-13).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Currently in England and Wales, unless someone can prove there was adultery, unreasonable behaviour or desertion, the only way to obtain a divorce without their spouse's agreement is to live apart for five years. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said this forces spouses wanting a divorce to submit evidence of a partner's wrongdoing or years of separation. They have to do this even when the decision to split is mutual"(para 12-13).
June 29, 2021, 11:26 a.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Courts may sentence women found guilty of adultery to up to one year in prison, while adultery by men is punishable only if judged to have 'an injurious quality'" (p 41).
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Courts may sentence women found guilty of adultery to up to one year in prison, while adultery by men is punishable only if judged to have 'an injurious quality'" (p 41).
June 25, 2021, 12:02 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Despite widespread criticism, public whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay sex or relations outside of marriage" (para 4).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Despite widespread criticism, public whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay sex or relations outside of marriage" (para 4).
June 25, 2021, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Traditional divorce law in many areas required women to meet stricter evidentiary standards than men to prove adultery" (p 29).
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Traditional divorce law in many areas required women to meet stricter evidentiary standards than men to prove adultery" (p 29).
Jan. 30, 2021, 9:18 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Since the court case began on the 6th Feb, various charges have been added, removed or amended against those standing trial, with up until yesterday (19th Feb) the Ethiopian woman as well as five of the male perpetrators being charged with adultery. Similarly, where there had been some dispute regarding the woman’s marital status, the court finally accepted that she was divorced, thus mitigating the threat of a death by stoning sentence which could be levelled against a married person for adultery" (para 5). "Article 145: There shall be deemed to commit adultery:- (a) every man, who has sexual intercourse with a woman, without there being a lawful bond between...more
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Since the court case began on the 6th Feb, various charges have been added, removed or amended against those standing trial, with up until yesterday (19th Feb) the Ethiopian woman as well as five of the male perpetrators being charged with adultery. Similarly, where there had been some dispute regarding the woman’s marital status, the court finally accepted that she was divorced, thus mitigating the threat of a death by stoning sentence which could be levelled against a married person for adultery" (para 5). "Article 145: There shall be deemed to commit adultery:- (a) every man, who has sexual intercourse with a woman, without there being a lawful bond between...more
Sept. 26, 2020, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Individuals convicted of zina (sex outside of marriage) can be sentenced to prison. In addition to imprisonment, Muslims can be sentenced to flogging (if unmarried) or the death penalty (if married). Women are disproportionately impacted as pregnancy serves as evidence of extramarital sex and women who report rape can find themselves prosecuted for consensual sex instead" (para 20).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Individuals convicted of zina (sex outside of marriage) can be sentenced to prison. In addition to imprisonment, Muslims can be sentenced to flogging (if unmarried) or the death penalty (if married). Women are disproportionately impacted as pregnancy serves as evidence of extramarital sex and women who report rape can find themselves prosecuted for consensual sex instead" (para 20).
Sept. 26, 2020, 6:47 p.m.
Countries: Kuwait
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Under the penal code, sexual relations outside marriage, including adultery and sex between unmarried persons, is criminalized, as are same-sex relations between men which are punishable by up to seven years in prison" (para 20).
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DSFMF-LAW-1
"Under the penal code, sexual relations outside marriage, including adultery and sex between unmarried persons, is criminalized, as are same-sex relations between men which are punishable by up to seven years in prison" (para 20).
Sept. 26, 2020, 4:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRCM-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, ATDW-LAW-5, DSFMF-LAW-1, DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
“N. v. Sweden (no. 23505/09) (20 July 2010): The applicant, an Afghan national having an extra-marital affair with a man in Sweden, maintained that she risked social exclusion, long imprisonment or even death if returned to Afghanistan. Her applications for asylum were unsuccessful. The Court found that the applicant’s deportation from Sweden to Afghanistan would constitute a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) of the Convention. It noted that women were at particular risk of ill-treatment in Afghanistan if perceived as not conforming to the gender roles ascribed to them by society, tradition and even the legal system. The mere fact that the applicant...more
Variables: LRCM-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, ATDW-LAW-5, DSFMF-LAW-1, DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
“N. v. Sweden (no. 23505/09) (20 July 2010): The applicant, an Afghan national having an extra-marital affair with a man in Sweden, maintained that she risked social exclusion, long imprisonment or even death if returned to Afghanistan. Her applications for asylum were unsuccessful. The Court found that the applicant’s deportation from Sweden to Afghanistan would constitute a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) of the Convention. It noted that women were at particular risk of ill-treatment in Afghanistan if perceived as not conforming to the gender roles ascribed to them by society, tradition and even the legal system. The mere fact that the applicant...more
Sept. 24, 2020, 10:33 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-1
“Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced… Previously the courts could order the flogging of convicts found guilty of offenses ranging from extramarital sex and breach of the peace to murder. In future, judges will have to choose between fines and/or jail sentences, or non-custodial alternatives like community service, the court said in a statement seen by AFP on Saturday” (Para. 1, 5-6).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-1
“Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced… Previously the courts could order the flogging of convicts found guilty of offenses ranging from extramarital sex and breach of the peace to murder. In future, judges will have to choose between fines and/or jail sentences, or non-custodial alternatives like community service, the court said in a statement seen by AFP on Saturday” (Para. 1, 5-6).
Sept. 21, 2020, 1:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Zina is a crime under the Afghan Penal Code and is punishable by 5 to 15 years in prison" (9).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Zina is a crime under the Afghan Penal Code and is punishable by 5 to 15 years in prison" (9).
Aug. 12, 2020, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Mauritania's laws impose the death penalty for a range of offenses, including, under certain conditions, blasphemy, adultery, and homosexuality" (para 21). "The criminalization of consensual adult sexual relations outside marriage likely deters girls and women from reporting assaults" (para 23).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"Mauritania's laws impose the death penalty for a range of offenses, including, under certain conditions, blasphemy, adultery, and homosexuality" (para 21). "The criminalization of consensual adult sexual relations outside marriage likely deters girls and women from reporting assaults" (para 23).
Aug. 7, 2020, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"In Morocco, consensual sex between adults who are not married to one another is punishable by up to one year in prison" (para 25).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"In Morocco, consensual sex between adults who are not married to one another is punishable by up to one year in prison" (para 25).
Aug. 2, 2020, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"If individuals are engaging in such relationships online, judges and prosecutors utilize vague provisions of the country's anti-cybercrime law that criminalize online activity impinging on 'public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy'" (para 13).
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1
"If individuals are engaging in such relationships online, judges and prosecutors utilize vague provisions of the country's anti-cybercrime law that criminalize online activity impinging on 'public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy'" (para 13).