Woman sentenced to death for protecting herself
There are some things in life I refuse to try understand despite whatever justifications be made.
An Iranian court has sentenced a teenage rape victim to death by hanging after she weepingly confessed that she had unintentionally killed a man who had tried to rape both her and her niece. [...]
The teenage victim had no access to a lawyer at any stage and efforts by her family to retain one were to no avail. Atefeh personally defended herself and told the religious judge that he should punish those who force women into adultery, not the victims. She was eventually hanged in public in the northern town of Neka.
Surprisingly, the article gave no reference or reasoning whatsoever justifying the court order that an innocent teenager be hung for defending her own well being.
