"Maldives urged to stop flogging women" November 25, 2011|Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The United Nations human rights chief urged the Maldives yesterday to end the practice of flogging women found to have had sex outside marriage.
“This practice constitutes one of the most inhumane and degrading forms of violence against women, and should have no place in the legal framework of a democratic country,’’ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told Parliament.
“I strongly believe that a public debate is needed in Maldives on this issue of major concern,’’ she said, calling for changes in the law to ban such discrimination against women....
According to the law, 30 lashes are given to women found to have committed adultery.
Pillay also urged authorities to improve poor, exploitative conditions for migrant workers, especially those from Bangladesh.
On her three-day visit to Maldives, Pillay also expressed concern about rising religious intolerance. The country of 300,000 people forbids practicing religions other than Islam.
Man, am I ever tired of the Muslim bashing.
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Also see: Maldives closes hundreds of luxury resort spas
That's because they are really brothels.
Turns out they are more than misogynistic:
"Despite its idyllic, laid-back setting, Islamic fundamentalism has been on the rise in the Maldives in recent years. There have been anti-semitic protests recently about the transport ministry's decision to allow direct flights from Israel, while a restaurant that hung up Christmas decorations last year was also targeted."
It's an island, right?
Then let's blow it off the face of the earth. That should liberate those women from the icky Islamics.
Sorry, for the sarcasm, readers, and I have no wish for any woman to be mistreated in this world. I'm just sick and tired of the anti-Muslim, Zionist axe-grinding passing for a newspaper over here.
