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Pakistan Supreme Court Acquits Five Out Of Six Men Convicted Of Gang Rape Of Mukhtaran Mai

The Supreme Court Judgment

Out of 14 men tried in 2002 for gang rape in Pakistan, 6 were convicted and given the death sentence that year. But now, 9 years later, after 2 appeals, 5 of 6 have been acquitted, and the death sentence given to the 6th has been converted to life imprisonment. The judgment has [...]

Teenager Campaigns For Women’s Rights In Pakistan After Being Raped

Kainat Soomro – A Remarakable Teenager

Kainat Soomro is only 17 yet she is already a vocal campaigner for women’s rights in Pakistan. She is a familiar face in newspapers and on television. She speaks at press conferences and on television talk shows. What’s more, her relentless fight for justice began when she was only 13 and [...]

Somalia – 3 Men Amputated Under Sharia Law

Think of Mogadishu, Somalia and what comes to mind?  Perhaps Ridley Scott’s movie Black Hawk Down? Or perhaps the rampant Somalis pirates making a fortune out of hijacking ships?

Somalia is a country that has not had a functioning central government since 1991 when Somali warlords ousted former Somali president Mohamed Siad Barre and the country eventually [...]

Guinea – Violence Against Women

Following up on yesterday’s post on human rights and discrimination against women in Muslim countries, I came across reports of violence against women in Guinea, a Muslim country.

First, a little information on Guinea.  This was previously a French colony in the African continent, but in 1958 Guinea became an independant country. Guinea has a population of around [...]

Congo – Rape Capital Of The World

The United Nations has labelled eastern Congo as the rape capital of the world. But of late, the rape victims are not all females.  Many male have found themselves being gang raped.  Why is this happening?

The recent for this sudden spike in male rape victims is said to be the result of the current joint operation [...]