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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Pakistani women more confident in reporting sexual violence - Reuters
The tale of Sonia Naz, the latest case of alleged gang-rape to be widely publicised in Pakistan, has left even the most hardened observer badly shaken. But the very fact that the incident has come to light is indicative of a growing willingness among many women in this devout Islamic country to report such crimes.
The commission said Sonia's case demonstrates a growing determination on the part of many Pakistani women to fight back against violence. "It is in a way very important that Sonia has had the courage to go public about what happened. The times when women, fearing social stigma, refused to report such crimes or were too scared and ashamed to do so are changing," Mehboob Ahmed Khan, legal officer at the HRCP, said.
Women parliamentarians held a demonstration outside the national legislature in Islamabad on Thursday protesting against the alleged rape and abuse of Sonia Naz. The demonstrators demanded the government bring the perpetrators to justice, whilst carrying placards against the abuse of power by police officials.
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