Thursday, August 23, 2007

Outrageous rape of child in Afghanistan

Outrageous rape of child in Afghanistan

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_6699869
Two brothers—identified only as 18-year-old Ismat and 24-year-old Mohammad—allegedly asked their teenage sister to lure the girl to their home in the Jaghuri district of Ghazni province and raped her until she lost consciousness, according to human rights officials and advocates handling the case.
The two suspects' 15-year-old sister knew the 7-year-old because they grazed sheep together. The sister invited the girl to eat cheese and then left her with Ismat and Mohammad, said Jamila Zafar, a social worker who is counseling the girl and her family.
After attacking the child, the brothers left her unconscious near the family home. When she came to, she went home and complained of stomach pains for a few days, Zafar said. The family then took her to the hospital, where doctors examined the girl and determined she had been raped.
The men were promptly arrested, but Naderi and Zafar said they believed bribes were paid to free them. Human rights commissioner Hangama Anwari said the brothers were released because "there was some relationship" between them and district authorities.
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These two rapists and their abetting sister are an outrage to Islam and human rights and decency. They have no honor. They should all three be punished to the maximum under the secular law, since they do not deserve either religious or traditional tribal consideration. What kind of sick men rape children? And what kind of sick sister helps them? They disgust me. Child rape is a disgust and abomination to Allah. They should be hunted down like dogs, as all who disgrace children.


Blessings and prayers for the child, for her brave and honorable family who are doing right by her, for the human rights commission helping her, for honest government officials who will help, and for the social worker treating her. Prayers for her recovery.