Gender-based violence in the world: The Stoning

THE STONING OF WOMEN Stoning is an ancient means of implementation, is that the audience throw stones at the woman to death. SLOW DEATH MAY RESUL

CAUSES It punishes women who have sex illegal. The cases have been reduced as human rights have been recognized

COUNTRIES IMPLEMENTING This procedure is located in several countries in Africa, Asia or the Middle East

Soraya Manutchehri Ghorban-Ali, Manutchehri Soraya's husband, was an ambitious man prone to anger and desire for power. He wanted to end their marriage in order to marry a girl of 14 years of age, but did not want to give back Soray parents her dowry.

When his wife began to cook for the widow of a friend, found an excuse: he accused his wife of adultery because according to Islamic law the penalty for adultery is death

Aided by the complicity of local authorities it was possible to declare his wife guilty, to be stoned to death.

CURRENTLY... Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned by the husband thought he was cheating. DO YOU THINK THIS IS FAIR?

Du'a Khalil Aswad was stoned in Iraqi Kurdistan (2007) with 17 years because she fell in love with a boy of another religion DO YOU THINK THIS IS FAIR?

In 2009, Solange Medina, a young Mexican 20-year old, was stoned to death in Colonia Juárez (MEXICO) DO YOU THINK THIS IS FAIR?