Pat yourselves on the back, stamp your feet, give a (potentially) inappropriate shout of glee wherever you happen to be at this moment, or at the very least, indulge in a slow clap.
35,544 Amnesty USA activists stood with the women and girls in Mozambique who marched in the streets of Maputo to demand the revocation of a proposed revision to the criminal code allowing a rapist to avoid punishment if he married the survivor.
The Mozambique government listened and it has been removed from consideration!
Stand with us as we keep the pressure on the Mozambican parliament to draft a criminal code that respects the rights of women and girl survivors of sexual assault.
There are still troublesome proposed revisions, including the requirement criminal proceedings cannot begin against a perpetrator unless a formal complaint is filed. Even more concerning, the proposed criminal code definition of a minor deprives children between 12-18 coerced into non-consensual sex the full protections merited under the law due to their age.
Stand with us as we keep the pressure on the Mozambican parliament to draft a criminal code that respects the rights of women and girl survivors of sexual assault.
Take action! Together, we can all claim ultimate victory!