A Pakistani Christian woman who escaped her rapist and abductor and was then returned to her persecutors by her family, has won her freedom through the Pakistani law courts in April.
Fouzia Bibi was abducted on 23 July 2015 while cleaning the home of her family’s slave-master. She managed to escape. The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) urged the UNHCR and Western nations to provide Fouzia with asylum. Sadly, no assistance was offered.
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The poor response from UNHCR and safe nations in the West, coupled with threats from the family of rapist Nazir Ahmed, led to the family of Fouzia returning her to her nightmare. Having a slave master, the family found themselves in an extremely vulnerable position. BPCA did not give up on Fouzia and once again helped her escape.
