Fatal whipping exposes Bangladesh's fatwa crimes | Bangkok Post: news

When Bangladeshi teenager Hena Akhter was raped by her cousin, their village council issued a fatwa ordering a public whipping as punishment -- 101 lashes for her, 201 for him.

A woman shouts slogans during a protest againt the public caning of women in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. A 14-year-old girl, raped by her cousin, died six days after being whipped 101 times in January in the remote village of Shariatpur, triggering a national outcry over the illegal penalty and the police cover-up that allegedly followed.

Hena collapsed after 70 lashes and died six days later at home in the remote Chamta village in Shariatpur district, triggering a national outcry over the illegal penalty and the police cover-up that allegedly followed.