Honor rape

ChrisD(RJ) chrisd at russiajournal.com
Tue Feb 18 05:46:17 PST 2003


Up until the fifties family-sanctioned rapes were not unusual in rural areas in Romania. If a young woman resisted a marriage that was arranged for her by the respective families, she might be raped by the would-be husband into submission (with both families' approval). The marriage then would usually take place...or a suicide.

Lovely stuff. I don't know how wide-spread this practice was.

Joanna -- My greatgrandmother was raped into marriage in southwest rural Germany in the 20s.



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