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This girl was raped because she is viewed not as a human with basic rights, but as a merely a female who is property. The judgement to gang rape was seen as no different than any property damage. It is a crime. At least Pakistan officially views this as criminal, the practices of justice and protection are another story.
The International Criminal Court has been established, just this week, to try crimes against humanity, genocide and crimes of war. And specifically is charged to protect those not given full protection under the law of their nation. Will it work? Who knows. Is it more evidence of globalization, sure. But maybe the good kind. The kind that attempts to protect individual human rights in the face of violent and abusive practice.
The US initially supported the court, signed by Clinton, but now the Bush Adminstration has removed the US signature. (Not good for war time strategy or perhaps too many skeletons in the closet, eh Kissinger?...)
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