Friday, February 8, 2013

Abused & Mistreated

This article " A Rare Case Of Justice" is about how a girl named Sahar Gul whose from Afghanistan  was abused by her in-laws and other females getting the same treatment. "After Sahar Gul was forced to marry at age 13,her in-laws tortured her and kept her in a  dirty,windowless, cellar for months until the police discovered her laying there in hay and animal dung." This quote says that torturing of women happens anywhere. " The abuse by her in-laws continued for six months even as neighbors,police officers, and her own family repeatedly voice suspicions that something was wrong." " Frustrated that the girl could not perform the housework they expected her in-laws put her in the cellar, where she slept on the floor without a mattress, her hands and feet tied with rope." This quote states how badly she was abused by her in-laws and this happened for months. " Much remains to be done. Women abused by their husbands or families often end up in jail instead of theirs abusers." " It's not uncommon, especially in rural areas, for families to trade daughters into marriage or prostitution to settle debts." This is sad because no female should be put through this no matter what. No 13 year old should be forced into marriage or forced into prostitution at any age. I believe that women around the world should have equal rights that shouldn’t be forced into if they don’t want to do it.

1 comment:

  1. You've done some good work summarizing and including details from the article, but you don't have enough of your own opinions and commentary. For instance, does this article change your mind about the US troops being in Afghanistan? Should we stay longer to ensure that women there are treated fairly? 75

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