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Afghan parliament halts debate on women's rights law
Source: BBC
18 May 2013 Last updated at 09:05 GMT
Afghan parliament halts debate on women's rights law
A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women has been halted amid angry scenes.
Parliament's speaker ended the debate after 15 minutes after traditionalists called for the law to be scrapped.
A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced marriages was passed by presidential decree in 2009, but did not gain MPs' approval.
Hundreds of people have been jailed under the current law, introduced by President Hamid Karzai.
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Afghan parliament halts debate on women's rights law
A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women has been halted amid angry scenes.
Parliament's speaker ended the debate after 15 minutes after traditionalists called for the law to be scrapped.
A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced marriages was passed by presidential decree in 2009, but did not gain MPs' approval.
Hundreds of people have been jailed under the current law, introduced by President Hamid Karzai.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579098