Palestinian women 'not protected'

"Palestinian women and girls have little protection from violence against them, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

Discriminatory laws and a lack of policies to assist victims of abuse mean violence often goes unreported or unpunished, the group said.

In addition, rapists who agree to marry their victims are exempted from criminal prosecution.

Police and medical staff should be trained to international standards to respond to domestic violence and discriminatory laws should be repealed, the report said."

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