few exceptions across Africa, marital rape is not recognized as a crime, and domestic violence is seen as a right of married men." The acceptability of domestic violence in most African countries is very high: surveys showed that the percentage of women aged 15–49 who think that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain circumstances is, for example, 87% in Mali, 86% in Guinea, 80% in Central African Republic, 79% in South Sudan. Although more countries in Africa are now enacting laws against domestic violence, social norms make it difficult to enforce these laws; and many women are not aware of their rights: for instance in Ethiopia in a survey only 49% of women knew that wife-beating is illegal (it was made illegal under the 2004 Criminal Code). The lack of legal and social recognition of marital rape in Africa has been cited as making the fight against HIV harder. Legislation by country See also Outline of domestic violence Criticism of marriage Implied consent Maouloud Baby v. State of Maryland, court case having to do with the withdrawing of sexual consent Marital rape in India National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape Sexual violence by intimate partners Types of rape Victimology Women Against Rape References Citations Bibliography External links For a brief overview view of partner rape, see STAR Library - Marital Rape Aphrodite Wounded: Partner Rape Facts, Survivor Support and Educational Resources Intimate partner violence