Libya rape victims 'face honour killings

[galvatron]

Libya rape victims 'face honour killingsLibyan women and girls who become pregnant through rape risk being murdered by their own families in so-called "honour killings", according to Libyan aid workers.

Rape is a sensitive topic worldwide, but in this country it is even more of a taboo.

"In Libya when rape occurs, it seems to be a whole village or town which is seen to be dishonoured," says Arafat Jamal of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Libyan charities say they are getting reports that in the west of the country, which is particularly conservative, Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces have tended to rape women and girls in front of their fathers and brothers.

"To be seen naked and violated is worse than death for them," says Hana Elgadi. "This is a region where women will not go out of the house without covering their face with a veil."

Ms Elgadi is in a group of Libyan volunteers offering medical help and HIV tests. The organisation is also offering to pay for abortions for women who have been raped in the war.

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[Guo Xiang]

Libyan charities say they are getting reports that in the west of the country, which is particularly conservative, Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces have tended to rape women and girls in front of their fathers and brothers.

"To be seen naked and violated is worse than death for them," says Hana Elgadi. "This is a region where women will not go out of the house without covering their face with a veil."

And they kill their daughters and sisters in response? In fact they should kill themselves - as the dominant leaders of the family they failed to protect the women who represent the honour of their house. So the responsibility should fall on them. But I guess they are too cowardly and useless and could only take it out on the victims.

[tweety365]

The family members are worse than the criminals. Such conducts are sub human. They should not even call themselves men. If they were raped, would they kill themselves to preserve their honor? It just so happens that only raped "women" deserve to die. A bunch of spineless hypocrits.