A 15-year-old girl raped by her father who later killed her baby has been sentenced to 100 lashes under the Sharia law in the Islamic nation of Maldives.

The girl was convicted for engaging in premarital sex. She was charged after an investigation into her stepfather’s attack precipitated by the discovery of a baby’s body buried on an island in the northern part of the country. The girl’s mother has been charged with failing to report abuse to authorities. Continue reading →