Published 4 years ago

Backlash in Pakistan as police appear to blame woman motorist for gang rape

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The gang-rape of a woman in front of her children after her car broke down on a motorway has prompted outrage and protests in Pakistan, with anger further fuelled by police, who appeared to blame the victim for travelling alone.

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Yahoo News

Uproar after 'victim blaming' in Pakistan gang rape case

A Pakistani police chief faced a growing backlash Friday after he seemed to blame the victim in a gang rape case because she was driving at night without a male companion.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Backlash in Pakistan as police appear to blame woman motorist for gang rape

Investigator says mother raped in front of her children shouldn’t have travelled aloneThe gang rape of a mother in front of her children after her car broke down on a motorway has prompted outrage and protests in Pakistan, with anger further fuelled by police, who appeared to blame the victim for travelling alone.Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with the gang rape, which happened at about 1.30am by the side of a motorway in Lahore…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Uproar after 'victim blaming' in Pakistan gang rape case

A Pakistani police chief faced a growing backlash Friday after he seemed to blame the victim in a gang rape case because she was driving at night without a male companion.

4 years ago·Canada

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Channel News Asia

Protests in Pakistan against police chief after 'victim blaming' in gang rape case

A Pakistani police chief faced a growing backlash Friday after he seemed to blame the victim in a gang rape case because she was driving at night without a male companion.

4 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Uproar After 'Victim Blaming' In Pakistan Gang Rape Case

A Pakistani police chief faced a growing backlash Friday after he seemed to blame the victim in a gang rape case because she was driving at night without a male companion. The controversy started after a woman said she was assaulted and raped by multiple men in front of her two children when her car ran out of fuel near the eastern city of Lahore late on Wednesday.

4 years ago·United States

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Indian Express

Protests in Pakistan after woman gang raped in front of kids on highway

Hundreds took to the streets on Friday after Lahore Police Chief rebuked the woman for driving down the motorway late at night without a man accompanying her.

4 years ago·India

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