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Pakistan: Girl 'revenge-raped' as punishment after her brother rapes minor

Pakistan: Girl 'revenge-raped' as punishment after her brother rapes minor
27 Jul 2017
  • In a horrific case, a village council in Pakistan's Multan ordered the rape of a teenager after her brother allegedly raped a minor.
  • About 20 people have been arrested in the matter.
  • Reportedly, members of both families arrived at the decision for 'punishment' in consultation with the local 'jirga' (village council).
  • The teenager was allegedly raped in front of the whole group.

    • What happened?
    Details
  • The brother of the teenager allegedly raped a 12-year-old cousin earlier this month. Then the minor's family approached the jirga.
  • After discussions, the council ordered the complainant to rape the culprit's teenage sister as 'revenge'.
  • Medical examination has confirmed both rapes. The two mothers later filed police complaints against 25 people.
  • The man accused of raping the minor is still absconding.

    • The unethical jirga system in Pakistan
    Jirgas
  • Pakistan's jirgas are much like India's khap panchayats, which often function out of the law's purview and resort to controversial "punishments", especially against women.
  • There have been cases where honour killings and revenge rapes were ordered as punishment.
  • The case of Mukhtar Mai is well-known: she was gang-raped as punishment for her minor brother having an affair with an older woman.

    • Pakistan recently approved a women's protection bill
    FACT
    Pakistan, a patriarchal society with a feudal system, ranks 147th in the UN Gender Inequality Index. Last year, Punjab passed the Protection of Women against Violence Act 2015 which allowed women a much freer hand in registering complaints and also being law enforcers.



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