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#Rape Law

Jordan's Parliament voted on Tuesday to scrap rape law that allowed rapists to walk free and avoid any sort of punishment if they married their victims for at least three years. Jordan's Parliament had a choice on either repealing or amending the controversial law, also known as Article 308. They agreed to revoke the law in a vote on Tuesday; it is yet to be ratified by King Abdullah II. Earlier in April, the Jordanian Cabinet approved to repeal the law after rights…