NEW LAW FOR WOMEN

"A new law for Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan... passed by parliament and signed by President Hamid Karzai... is meant to legalise minority Shi'ite family law... could legalise marital rape and prohibit women from leaving the home without the permission of their husbands... it contained several articles that would seriously damage women's rights. One would legalise the marriage of girls from the age of nine and another said a woman had to wear make-up if her husband demanded it.... Some parliamentarians said the law is a major step backwards for Afghan women and that Karzai approved it to appease Shi'ite voters..."
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSL2330877