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Old 11-25-2007, 08:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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15-year-old girl jailed with 20 men revisited

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...-23109,00.html

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A 15-YEAR-old girl was put in a Brazilian jail cell with more than 20 men, and for a month was raped relentlessly and forced to have sex for food, human rights groups say.

"She was raped from day one'' at the jail in Para state, a Children and Adolescent Defence Centre (Cedeca) spokeswoman said.

The number of men in the cell varied from 20 to 34 while the girl, a robbery suspect, was there.

"She was raped innumerable times and forced to exchange sexual relations for food,'' said Miere Cohen, the president of the Order of Brazilian Lawyers Human Rights Commission.

Media reports of the case have sparked outrage across Brazil, especially since it closely followed an earlier incident of a 23-year-old woman who was also jailed in Para state for one month together with 70 men.

The teenager, whose identity was not disclosed, was arrested in Para state capital Abaetetuba on October 21 on suspicion of robbery and put behind bars at a local police station jailhouse until an anonymous caller tipped off the media.

"Nobody really knows what she was charged with. She was a suspect in a robbery but police were unable to tell us which robbery. There was no formal charge,'' Ms Cohen said.

The girl's lawyers said police at one point said they believed the suspect was not under-age.

"Whether she was 15, 20, 50, 80 or 100 doesn't matter. A woman should not have been kept in a jail cell with men,'' Para Governor Ana Julia Carepa said.

She said she would mete out "exemplary punishment'' in the case.

The girl, whose family is very poor, "is distraught and very afraid, but said she's able to recognise the police officers who locked her up and the detainees who raped her. She's ready to talk", the Cedeca spokeswoman said.
While I agree with the earlier assertion that the subject line and attitude of the post was in poor form, I think there is plenty to discuss if not at least ponder in the article linked to. I would have thought tfp members would have found more wrong with the treatment of this young girl than the OP's use of foreigner in his post.

I'm shocked that this could happen anywhere in the world. However I realize that this is likely the tip of the iceberg. This is a story that got reported. Who knows what goes on without ever being heard of? There are societies in the world where women have very little or no rights; Imagine for a moment what can go on in those cultures.

Right now there is a story making headlines about a Saudi woman who will be given a punishment for her part in her rape. But before we get on the "Well that is Islam for ya" kick, remember that there are plenty of good ol' red blooded American defense attorneys who will use the "how were you dressed and you wanted it" defenses.

Open up your Outlook and Yahoo calendars and mark today in them. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. CNN just doesn't give today as much coverage as the anniversary of Elvis' death. http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/violence/
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