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WalkiriaA rated 10 days ago
From the page: "Francine Nijimbere relies entirely on her mother for basic things like bathing and eating. Her husband cut off her arms up to the elbows in 2004, for failing to give birth to a boy. She was pregnant at the time and lost the baby due to her injuries, which included cuts on her st...

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greenascanbe rated 6 days ago
what can I say as a man .... there are a lot of sick bastards out there, i can only weep for the treatment girls and woman endure .... http://brainshrub.com/content/view/88/9/
BrennaRae rated 9 days ago
I've never before read a story of such vitriolic hate toward women.
jenjen1352 rated 10 days ago
From the page: ""Then one evening, I saw him sharpening a machete. I did not know he was preparing to kill me. After the evening meal, I went to sleep, leaving him with his mother and sister. I was awakened by the machete blow on my arm."
womanistmusings rated 9 days ago
I have no words for this...It is beyond horrific.
AndyFox rated 9 days ago
bet she'll think twice about having a girl next time, amirite?
InjuriousFeline rated 9 days ago
From the page: BURUNDI: Francine Nijimbere: "My husband cut off my arms for having a girl" STAND UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, GIRLS RULE AND I'M PROUD TO BE ONE AND HAVE A GREAT MOTHER AND SISTERS! This guy should have his you know what chopped off.
cattieloves rated 9 days ago
What the hell? What can we do? I'm asking that as a serious question - something needs to be done. How can we help in situations like this? We need to figure out some kind of system. It's not enough to just sit back and type that it sickens us. What can we do?
jyodis rated 10 days ago
What is terrible is that no one cares enough to do anything to help people or (for the most part) report these types of things. A Presidential pardon for this guy to get out of jail?
Torchiest rated 9 days ago
This is horrifying.
marielaem rated 10 days ago
BURUNDI: Francine Nijimbere: "My husband cut off my arms for having a girl" Photo: Judith Basutama/IRIN Francine Nijimbere at the association for the protection of women's rights, ADDF BUJUMBURA, 25 February 2008 (IRIN) - Francine Nijimbere relies entirely on her mother for basic things like bathing and eating. Her husband cut off her arms up to the elbows in 2004, for failing to give birth to a boy. She was pregnant at the time and lost the baby due to her injuries, which included cuts on her stomach. The man - a soldier - was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison but was recently released following a presidential pardon." Maybe someone should use a sledge hammer to explain to the presidentially-pardoned fuckwit that it is, in fact, the male sperm which is the deciding factor in the gender of a baby. As his sperm is obviously not up to scratch, he should then lop off his apparently defective balls and eat them on toast for breakfast. Thank you, jenjen.