Somali rape victim, 13, stoned to death
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: MSNBC
A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said. Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Oct. 27 in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the southern port city of Kismayo, Amnesty International and Somali media reported, citing witnesses. The Islamic militia in charge of Kismayo had accused her of adultery after she reported that three men had raped her, the rights group said. [Ed: for some reservations on the accuracy of this story, please visit http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.2017 ] (11/01/08)