NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights campaigners in Lebanon said they were confident that lawmakers were set to abolish a law that absolves convicted rapists of their punishment if they marry their victim.
Rights groups have led a campaign protesting the law on the grounds it sides with rapists rather than protecting victims.
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