Maldives Flogging

The Maldivian High Court has overturned a public flogging sentence for a 15-year-old rape victim whose conviction sparked outrage among rights groups and focused attention on the island nation's treatment of women.

A Maldives court has sentenced a 15-year-old alleged rape victim to 100 lashes and eight months under house arrest after she admitted having had premarital sex in a separate incident, an official said on Wednesday.

A 15-year-old in the Maldives whose father is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks is being flogged for "fornication" with another man under the nation's strict Islamic law, a police source said on Monday.

The Maldivian High Court has overturned a public flogging sentence for a 15-year-old rape victim whose conviction sparked outrage among rights groups and focused attention on the island nation's treatment of women.

A Maldives court has sentenced a 15-year-old alleged rape victim to 100 lashes and eight months under house arrest after she admitted having had premarital sex in a separate incident, an official said on Wednesday.

A 15-year-old in the Maldives whose father is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks is being flogged for "fornication" with another man under the nation's strict Islamic law, a police source said on Monday.