Heeding Pakistani Protest, U.N. Blocks Talk By Rape Victim

By WARREN HOGE The New York Times UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 20 – Mukhtar Mai, the Pakistani woman whose defiant response to being gang-raped by order of a tribal court brought her worldwide attention, was denied a chance to speak at the United Nations on Friday after Pakistan protested that it was the same day the…

U.N. Bars Pakistan Rape Victim Interview

By Evelyn Leopold Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations, under pressure from Pakistani diplomats, barred an interview with a rape victim from Pakistan while the country’s prime minister was at U.N. headquarters, her sponsors said on Friday. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told a news conference he was unaware of the controversy and had…

An Interview with Mukhtar Mai: “The Bravest Woman on Earth”

CNN Anchor Soledad O’Brien presents a special in-depth interview with Mukhtar Mai, the remarkable rape survivor who has emerged as an international spokesperson on women’s rights in Pakistan. Honored as “Woman of the Year” by Glamour, Mai was gang raped in 2002 on the orders of a panchayat or tribal court as retribution for an…