Refusing to Kill Daughter, Pakistani Family Defies Tradition, Draws Anger

[Zephie]

KARACHI, PAKISTAN -- Kainat Soomro is a 17-year-old Pakistani girl who has become a local celebrity of sorts in her battle for justice in the Pakistani courts, a daring move for a woman of any age in this country, let alone a teenager.

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As she shared details of her days in captivity and multiple rapes, she kept repeating, "I want justice, I will not stop until I get justice." After three days, she was finally able to escape she said. As she spoke, her father gently tapped her head. He said he tried to get Kainat's alleged rapists arrested, but instead he was rebuffed by the police.

Kainat said that despite the pressures her family refused to kill her. "It is the tradition, but if the family doesn't permit it, then it won't happen. My father, my brother, my mom didn't allow it," she said.

And that defiance has left the family fearing for their lives. The family's new home in Karachi has been attacked a number of times.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/pakistani-family-refuses-to-kill-daughter-who-was-raped-drawing-anger/245691/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Someone leads the way...

This courageous family is one of those.

Good for them.

[madokie]

2. How barbaric can these people be

someone rapes one of my family he'd or she'd better hope the cops get their asses first.

[digonswine]

7. It's the same woman-hating shit-

barbaric? These people? -I agree with your sentiment, but "these people" are right here. Man, let's move beyond this stone-age shit-in all quarters.

[efhmc]

12. Here (US), but in a much more subtle and subversive sense.

[digonswine]

16. Right

[bemildred]

3. Good for them, I'll take my daughter over anger any time. nt

[benld74]

4. Traditions as this one, MUST be ended, for WHAT purpose does it serve? Honor? HA!

[LynneSin]

10. that and female circumcision

[midnight]

5. K&R

[digonswine]

6. It is only religion that can induce one to perform these acts--

criminy

[OnionPatch]

8. "We go hungry many nights"

:cry:

I wish there was some way to help the family.

[snooper2]

9. Stupid motherfucking fundies...

I swear we should just take all the christian fundies, all the muslim fundies, and let them fight it out somewhere like Wake Island.

Then whoever wins, gets to stay there...no supplies allowed though

[JAbuchan08]

11. Why single out those two religions?

There are at least two others that I can think of who's members occasionally act barbarically.

[snooper2]

13. Because it will get the bulk of the idiots, you can throw all other fundies in as well

fine by me...

As long as I never have to hear somebody again say "respect my beliefs"- no you fucking idiot. I don't have to respect your idiotic thought that some dude built an Ark, or the World is 6000 years old, or a bunch of horny virgins are waiting for you when you die.

[flamingdem]

14. That family should be offered asylum, what a horrific "tradition" nt

[myrna minx]

15. What a wonderful and brave family.

:grouphug:

[AverageJoe90]

17. This girl's family deserves LOTS of kudos.

And fuck the bastards who tried to obstruct their quest for justice.