Pakistan: Christians demand justice for woman raped and forced to convert to Islam
crime | Jun 08, 2011 

"On the case of Farah Hatim, we are seeking truth and justice" said Paul Bhatti, 
who serves as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the affairs 
of religious minorities and leader of the "All Pakistan Minorities Alliance", 
which is  committed to the defense of religious minorities.

The story of Farah, 24 year old Catholic woman kidnapped, raped and forced into an 
Islamic marriage is currently being investigated by the National Commission for 
"Justice and Peace " at the Catholic Bishops` Conference in Pakistan. 
The investigation, reports the Commission to Fides, intends to establish 
the truth of the facts and produce a detailed report on the case, 
which will be submitted to the leadership of the Church and civil authorities. 
Investigations are necessary given the different existing versions of the matter: 
the Muslim family where Farah is now insists that she has voluntarily left the family home. 

Her case is a typical example of Christian girls and women kidnapped and forcibly converted. 
" We record dozens ", says a Catholic nun who works in Punjab.

Another Catholic source in Punjab states: "Kidnapping and converting Christian girls and other 
religious minorities appears to become a tactic to eliminate Christians and Hindus from Punjab. 
One should always report such cases in order to bring them to the attention of the international 
community. The most serious problems are impunity and collusion of the police force, 
as in the case of Farah, they refuse to prosecute offenders. This attitude acts as a 
multiplier of such criminal acts. "

Source: FIDES