Marital rape isn't actually legal in Afghanistan. And to my knowledge it isn't legal in Pakistan either. Both countries run on Sharia Law and the Qaran forbids abusing your wife sexually. But Afghanistan is still very Middle Ages in many ways. I can't speak intimately about the other countries on the list. Judges often rule in favour of wives in different instances, but the onus is usually on the woman to "suck it up honey, men are the boss" once the marriage is concrete, especially with people who were heavily influenced by Wahhabbism during the taliban reign. (Not in my marriage though, as my hubby found out pretty quick) And it also depends on where in the country too. There must be huge loopholes in the legal constructs on top of assorted uneducated and ignorant officials. Which is common in underdeveloped countries especially in rural areas, where convention and personal beliefs may be the main motivator in rulings, rather than actual law, or maybe the other way around. The judges are men, women are oppressed, there is no denying it. Oh hell. Let's call a spade a spade and say the countries are corrupt as hell. Most Afghans would totally agree. Well. I have another ugly project to start. But someone has to do it. I can get info from Amnesty too. They're good like that even though their info is sometimes used out of context. Thanks for the starting point.
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