ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned the acquittals of 13 suspects and ordered them re-arrested in connection with the gang rape of a village woman whose case drew international attention, court officials and a lawyer in the case said.
The ruling came a day after the victim, Mukhtar Mai, appealed the lower court ruling in a dramatic appearance at the Supreme Court. The case has drawn headlines worldwide, highlighting the appalling treatment of women in some parts of this deeply conservative country.
Mai has defied tradition in a country where rape victims often suffer in silence for fear that they will be shunned by their families if they come forward.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_rape_victim
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