The Independent
"Turkey's 'Marry Your Rapist' Law Has Taken Women's Rights Back to the 1950s
"Turkey's 'Marry Your Rapist' Law Has Taken Women's Rights Back to the 1950s
"Turkey's 'Marry Your Rapist' Law Has Taken Women's Rights Back to the 1950s
I’ve always been appalled at the fact my Turkish father’s aunt was forced to marry the man who raped her when she was a teenager. I try to console myself with the fact this was a Turkish village in the 1950s and that a lot has changed since then, but with a "marry-your-rapist" bill set to be introduced in Turkey in a matter of days, I’m having difficulty...
"I Spoke to a Uighur Escapee - What He Told Me Was Horrifying
"Turkey's 'Marry Your Rapist' Law Has Taken Women's Rights Back to the 1950s
"Turkey's 'Marry Your Rapist' Law Has Taken Women's Rights Back to the 1950s
“My parents have warned me my whole life: comply with the Chinese regime, don’t say anything against the party.” Frustrated, angry and unable to speak out for fear of reprisals, one Uighur has bravely done the next best thing – talk to someone who can. He has helped me formulate the following narrative and for the safety of him and his family, I will refer to him only as X. The treatment of Uighurs reported by Western media is shocking; the treatment of Uighurs reported by Uighurs themselves is harrowing. Cultural genocide is occurring and it’s time the world woke up to it...