Video has emerged of a 19-year-old girl being stoned to death by the Taliban for running away from an arranged marriage: a Taliban spokesman said “Anyone who knows about Islam knows that stoning is in the Koran, and that it is Islamic law”; “there are people who call it inhuman”, the spokesman continued, “but in doing so they insult the Prophet”.
Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense