Protesters in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, call for an end to legislation that allows rapists to marry their victims.<br/> <br />The demonstration was sparked by the suicide of 16-year-old Amina El-Filali who was in exactly that position.<br/> <br />She swallowed rat poison last week, after six months of marriage to the man who attacked her.<br/> <br />Amina's sister says it's time for change.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: HAMIDA FILALI, SISTER OF AMINA, SAYING (Arabic):<br/> <br />"We want a new law. We also want an end to rape in Morocco but if this law is not repealed this would be impossible. We want a law that punishes the criminal and protects the rights of Moroccan women."<br/> <br />Human rights campaigners say the controversial marriage law was created solely to avoid damage to the reputation of a rape victim's family.<br/> <br />Such victims in Morocco carry a stigma of shame and dishonour.<br/> <br />They're often suspected by police and the courts of consenting to sex and they get little help to rebuild their lives.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
