Landmark Ruling Puts Normal Life in Reach for Child of Egyptian Rape Survivor
The ruling, based partly on DNA evidence, lets the child obtain a birth certificate and could help thousands of others in similar cases.
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Landmark ruling puts normal life in reach for child of Egyptian rape survivor
By Mai Shams El-Din and Menna AlaaElDinCAIRO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - As Egypt’s new academic year approaches, Amal Abdel Hameed is hopeful her daughter will be able to enroll officially in school for the first time since she was born as a result of a rape nearly eight years ago.Under Egyptian law, Abdel Hameed’s daughter had been barred from obtaining a birth certificate — and thus lacked official access to essentially all public services — because …
Paternity of a Child Born of Rape: A Judicial Precedent in Egypt Raises Questions
The ordeal began in 2018, when Amal, who lives in a village in Egypt’s Dakahlia Governorate, was abducted and raped at the age of 18 by a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected. He then decided to destroy her life, deliberately stalking and repeatedly threatening her before abducting, beating, and sexually assaulting her.
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