Kainat Soomro is a 17-year-old Pakistani girl who has become a local celebrity of sorts in her battle for justice in the Pakistani courts, a daring move for a woman of any age in this country, let alone a teenager.She is fighting to get justice for a gang rape that she insists happened four years ago in Mehar, a small town in Pakistan.As she shared details of her days in captivity and multiple rapes, she kept repeating, "I want justice, I will not stop until I get justice." After three days, she was finally able to escape she said. As she spoke, her father gently tapped her head. He said he tried to get Kainat's alleged rapists arrested, but instead he was rebuffed by the police.According to the Kainat family's account, the tribal elders declared her kari, (which literally means black female), for losing her virginity outside marriage.Kainat said that despite the pressures her family refused to kill her."It is the tradition, but if the family doesn't permit it, then it won't happen. My father, my brother, my mom didn't allow it," she said.And that defiance has left the family fearing for their lives. The family's new home in Karachi has been attacked a number of times. In Karachi, Kainat and her family are now sharing one room in a run-down apartment block, and they have to rely on charities to help them pay for food.
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