ISLAMABAD: The torture of a minor girl employed
in the residence of acting judge, ignited uproar in
the country as Child Rights Movement (CRM) and large number of civil society activists, organisations and networks from all over Pakistan protested to strongly condemn
the cruelty the little girl had to face.
In a statement,
the civil society activists also condemned the ‘so-called’ resolution of
the case against the judge and his spouse, demanding
the concerned authorities for the long-term solution to prevent the f
uture brutality against children. “This case has yet again highlighted the evident ev
ils in Pakistani society, its laws and the justice administration system”, the statement added.
We had not forgotten the barbarism
in the video of the Kasur children, and now, we are shown heartlessness from a serving judge who broke several laws, but walked away free, after reaching a so-called “compromise” and “forgiveness” agreement with
the child’s parents.
“There is a failure of justice every time
the compromise and forgiveness loophole
in the law is exploited, as in this case by the judge and his spouse, as a convenient tool, employed mostly against the poor and downtrodden by the rich an
d powerful in Pakistan”, the statement concluded.
