Mukhtar Mai's alleged assailants go free
(NEWSER) - Pakistan’s supreme court has freed 13 of the 14 people accused of raping Mukhtar Mai, the activist who earned global acclaim for speaking out about her assault, a rare act in Pakistan’s sexist society. Human rights groups are outraged, and Mai says she’s terrified. “I am scared these 13 people will come back to my village and harm me and my family,” she tells the Guardian . “I have lost faith in the courts and now I am leaving my case to the court of God.” Eight of the 14 accused had been freed in 2002, and an additional five were freed yesterday. More»
