A 19-year-old Pakistani woman has been gang raped on the orders of a village council for the "crime" of marrying a man of her own choosing,
according to local media.if
The Express Tribune reports that the girl was gang raped by three members of the council and that
the local police refused to register her complaint:
R*, the gang-rape victim, said she and F* married of their own free-will two-and-a-half months ago. However, she added, the village elders and leaders did not approve of the marriage as they had married of our own choice.
The elders then called a panchayat, or village council, which ordered her gang rape. Three members of that council then gang-raped her, she added.
There are reports that police have arrested three men in connection with the alleged sexual assault.
Sadly, these crimes are common in Pakistan where
more than 1,000 women a year are victims of honour killings.
Earlier this year Pakistani police arrested 25 members of a village council for
allegedly ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl.
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Just like India, Pakistan is a disgrace when with comes to human rights and the treatment of women.