Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Rape victims fear being jailed in Mauritania
CNN.comNouakchott, Mauritania (CNN) -- Mahjouba was raped in March on the nighttime streets of Mauritania's capital, but she will not bring charges against the man she says did it since she may be the one who ends up in prison. The 25-year-old says the legal advice she received was to not go to court, leaving her to suffer in silence.According to a local U.N.-funded group working with the victims