Mexican Court Says Sex Attack by a Husband Is Still a Rape - New York Times - 0 views
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janegelb on 15 Sep 09In 2005, Mexico declared that a sexual attack by a husband is still defined as rape. In 1994, the country ruled that it was simply "an undue exercise of conjugal rights". Under this ruling, women could not report rape by their husband. The article states that 47 percent of women report being the victims of violence, and 84 percent of domestic violence victims are silent.