ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian women suffers gang rape

Kasur (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian woman was raped by three Muslim men who forced their way into her home in a village in the district of Kasur, at a time when the men in the family were out at work. The woman tried to defend herself but to no avail. Fides learned that the family reported the crime and asked for the help of lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill, a Christian. Lawyer Gill offers free legal assistance to Christians, victims of violence. The lawyer is investigating in order to understand what happed and to identify the perpetrators. “It is not easy to find and punish these sort of delinquents. Very often in cases like this the police do little or worse side with the criminals”, the lawyer told Fides. “Christian families or witnesses are pressured to withdraw the charges”, he continues. “Violence against the women and children of religious minorities, the weakest and most vulnerable of persons, is widespread in Pakistan and often passes unaddressed: many cases and stories never come to light and activists who dare to speak out suffer intimidation. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 24/10/2015)

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