They torture her for not dancing for her husband and friends

Once again, Pakistan is back in the news because of a case of gender-based violence. This time, it's a woman named Asma Aziz who has gone through the unpleasant moment when her husband asked her to dance for him and his friends. The most unpleasant, in fact, had to happen once she refused: the men tortured her, undressed her, beat her, shaved her, and even hung her on the fan. The story was known because the same asthma had been denounced through a video broadcast on their social and viral networks, in which it was shaved and in very bad shape. For this reason, her husband, named Mian Faisal, was taken into custody by a case that increasingly worries the authorities.

"He hits me, he locks me up, he's spying on my phone," said the young woman, who described in detail how she was mistreated: "She took my clothes off in front of the others." They held me while my husband was shaving my hair and burning it, my clothes had blood, then they tied me to a hose and hung me up. "On Twitter, Amnesty International has addressed the issue and called for" systemic change. "We note with concern the alarming increase in cases of violence against women, and that systemic change is needed to protect women. The actions can not be taken on a case by case basis, "said the international NGO.

The victim stated that he went to the police to file a complaint, while delaying the proceedings – something that the soldiers deny – explaining that after his visit, a police team was returned to his home but that it was closed and that the employees of the building prevented them. enter the facilities. The police only acted when the video caught the attention of Deputy Interior Minister Sheheryar Afridi, who ordered to register the complaint. A preliminary medical report concluded that Aziz had many bruises and swelling in the arms, cheeks and around the left eye. His lawyers requested that the case be investigated under the anti-terrorism law, which is stricter than the usual criminal procedure, claiming that the case was very worrying and annoying for the society. "

Meanwhile, the defendant not only denied the prosecution, but also claimed that his wife had started cutting her hair under the influence of drugs and that he, who was also taking drug, had only helped him finish his job.

A serious and national problem

The case of this tortured woman has exploded into social networks that place the country at the epicenter of the criticism of the gender-based violence situations that women in Pakistan are experiencing. The problem is serious and affects not only adult girls, but also adolescents and even girls. The UN Gender Equality Index in 2016 ranked Pakistan ranked 147th out of a list of 188 countries, on the basis of its low level of health, education, of political empowerment and the economic situation of women in the country. And militant groups ensure that the data do not show the true dimension of the problem since, out of fear, many cases are not reported.

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