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| Woman Demands Justice for Acid Attack |
| 2003-04-05 |
| A Pakistani woman made a public appeal Saturday for her husband to be arrested for scarring her face with acid, a plea for justice that is becoming more common as a growing number of South Asians speak out against the rarely punished practice of violence against women. Identified only as Sakina, the 22-year-old woman said her husband should be given a long prison sentence to set an example. She was encouraged to tell her story by an activist group to underscore that violence against women remains unchecked. Sakina said her husband, Zahid Nawaz, threw acid in her face last year in a fight over his drinking and gambling habits. Sakina's 15-year-old sister Shahina also was burned while trying to intervene. She said police made no attempt to arrest Nawaz, who was moving unhindered in their remote village in the district of Ahmadpur East, 435 miles southwest of the capital, Islamabad. ``We are living under fear of another attack,'' she said. ``I want justice.'' "Justice? For a woman? Whatever for? Now, about that jihad..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 In a sad way, I guess this is progress. At least they haven't killed her yet for daring to demand justice. And WE'RE the barbarians? |
| Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-05 18:36:00 |