A 15-year-old girl was sentenced to 60 public lashings in Mali under Sharia law for speaking with men in the street.  The public whipping took place in Timbuktu at about 11 am Monday local time, next to Independence Square.

Next to "Independence Square;" what a mockery and an outrage!

The Mali government defended its actions by reporting that the girl was warned five times.  Imagine that, since the government supposedly warns this girl five times, they "have a ticket to torture her!"  Of course...

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