[PAKISTAN] Revolution at the Council of Islamic Ideology: raped women to be treated as victims, not offenders / AsiaNews.it, 2 April 2007
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"Until now victims needed four adult Muslim men as witnesses to prove rape. Otherwise women were condemned for adultery.
In a unanimous decision, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Saturday ruled that a woman forced to have intercourse (zina-bil-jabr) should not be considered guilty of adultery, but should instead be viewed under the law as a victim of rape. The ruling de facto modifies the Hudood Ordinances and represents a great step forward in Pakistani Law."