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'Against the basic principles of justice': Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

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Dawlat Khan, 25, was sentenced in May to life imprisonment for raping a deaf woman. He was released from prison on Monday after the Peshawar High Court accepted an out-of-court settlement agreed by the rape survivor's family. The decision has outraged rights activists, who say it legitimises sexual violence against women.

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The Hindu

Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

Dawlat Khan, 25, was sentenced in May to life imprisonment by a lower court.

1 year ago·India

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NDTV

Pakistan Frees Rapist After Settlement To Marry Victim

A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday. The decision has outraged rights activists, who say it legitimises sexual violence against women in a country where a majority of rape goes unreported. Dawlat Khan, 25, was sentenced in May to life imprisonment by a lower court in Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province for …

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Pakistan court frees convicted rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victim

A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was "agreed" he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS News

Pakistan court frees rapist after "agreement" to marry his victim

The decision drew outrage from activists, with one declaring it a court "approval of rape and facilitation of rapists and rape mentality."

1 year ago

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News24

'Against the basic principles of justice': Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday.

1 year ago·South Africa

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Arab News

Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

PESHAWAR: A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday. The decision has outraged rights activists, who say it legitimizes sexual violence against women in a country where a majority of rape goes unreported. Dawlat Khan, 25, was sentenced in May to life

1 year ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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