06 Aug Aisha Sarwari quoted in Daily Mail on Jirgas
“It’s an honour-based system and there’s nothing more dishonourable than the rape of a woman within your family,” explained women’s rights activist Aisha Sarwari.
The men of the aggressor’s family must be shamed through the loss of their women’s dignity, Sarwari explained.
“That’s the balance of power in these communities, which makes sure that women are some kind of collateral.”
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4764918/Women-collateral-Pakistan-jirga-justice.html
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