If a man commits rape, the punishment would be to find a witness for this rape. ... This partiality in punishments favours men as a result of which it is easier for them to escape punishment. ... Knowing this was not possible, he falsified her crime to the whole village in order to kill her. ... Nor should you treat them  Villagers with news of this falsified crime began to protest to stone her. ... An important point to note is that many of the Sharia laws against women were created and not mentioned anywhere in the Quran, which shows. ...

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The crime of "unlawful abortion" may be committed by the pregnant woman herself, by the person performing the abortion, or by anyone who assists. ... In each state and territory where abortion remains an illegal act, the crime is punishable with lengthy periods of imprisonment. ... In New South Wales the punishment is ten years for both the woman and the abortionist, with five years imprisonment for supplying or procuring. ... In addition to this, a woman in Western Australia is no longer subject to legal punishment. ... It is also interesting to note that no prosecutions have been mad...

• Word Count: 1872
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many revolutionaries made note of the atrocities of governments as evidence that their ideology was necessary to bring an end to the government's abuses. ... Over seventy-five countries have now abolished capital punishment for all crimes after Amnesty International convened an International Conference on the Death Penalty in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977. ... Since 1997, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights passes a resolution calling on countries that have not abolished capital punishment to establish a moratorium on executions every year. ...

• Word Count: 1681
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The United Nations, similarly, does not approve of torture, claiming in Article Five of their Human Rights declaration that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... " A third international statute, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, even classifies torture as a "crime against humanity," punishable by trial at the international court of The Hague. ... Lastly, it is important to note that torture need not create permanent damage to an individual. ...

• Word Count: 1327
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The United Nations, similarly, does not approve of torture, claiming in Article Five of their Human Rights declaration that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... " A third international statute, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, even classifies torture as a "crime against humanity," punishable by trial at the international court of The Hague. ... Lastly, it is important to note that torture need not create permanent damage to an individual. ...

• Word Count: 1327
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate