A Pakistani Court Orders To Racists After An Agreement Is Made To Marry Victims Who Have BORN

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JAKARTA - Global human rights activists are angry with the Pakistan Court. The trial there freed a rapist after an agreement was made outside the courtroom the perpetrator would marry his victim.

Last Monday, December 26, a court in Pakistan made a controversial decision. The rapist was released after "approved" he would marry his victim, his lawyer was quoted as saying by CNN, Thursday, December 29.

Fearing human rights activists risk normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country.

Daulat Khan, 23, was convicted in May of raping a deaf woman, 36, in 2020 in the northeastern district of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to her lawyer Amjad Ali Khan.

He was sentenced to life in prison and a fine of 100,000 rupees (about $440), a lawyer said. The victim has recently given birth to a child as a result of the rape.

But the Peshawar High Court released Daulat Khan after the two officially married in early December. All due to an out-of-court settlement created by local "jirga" - a male council that makes decisions under Sharia law.

The area of the scene is a largely rural and conservative district, where the patriarchal and misogynist attitudes are so thick.

In 2012, Nobel labelian activists and laureates Malala Yousafzai were shot in the head by Pakistani Taliban in Swat for opposing their orders by going to school.

Not infrequently, if you finish cases in many parts of Pakistan about so-called taboo issues such as giving birth outside of marriage. Heavy criticism has flowed to Jirga for being accused of perpetuating the culture of embarrassing victims, especially in the issue of rape and sexual violence.

"The HRCP urges the state to appeal the decision and uphold its commitment to women's rights," Pakistan's Human Rights Commission (HRCP) said in a statement.