Death of child highlights Pakistan's vulnerable

Updated February 9, 2010 13:10:51

Shazia Masih, a 12-year-old housemaid from Lahore, was buried last Monday after she died of unexplained injuries at the house of her employer. He says she fell down the stairs, but her family claim she was tortured to death. The case again highlights the vulnerability of both women and the poor in Pakistan.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Humaira Awais Shahid, journalist, human rights activist, former legislator, a current fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

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