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Nazanin Afshin-Jam interviewed by Girls Without Borders
26-Mar-2008
"The Iranian Penal Code interprets Sharia law in a way that says a woman’s life is worth half that of a man’s. Under Sharia law, a girl is considered an adult at the age of nine and she is held legally accountable for her actions. The International Covenant on Civic and Political Rights states that you cannot, under any circumstance, execute a minor. The Iranian law bastardizes this and says, “We won’t kill her at nine years old, but we’ll keep her imprisoned until she is 18 and then we will execute her.”
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
To read the full article at Girls without borders visit: http://www.girls-without-borders.org/home/news/54
Girls without Borders is an international initiative for the promotion of women in politics and civil society.
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