I wish I could take you to a safe house in Uganda, where one of the bravest families I have ever met now sleep safely.
This latest Hindu family of five have found safety together and are free at last from the constant threat to their daughter being abducted for the purpose of forced conversion and forced marriage to a complete stranger.
After repeated failed attempts to kidnap their eldest daughter the family was living in fear and could not leave the daughter alone in their house. She could not go to school or see her friends face to face.
They parents also feared that their youngest daughter would soon targeted too. This cruel pattern of abductions and forced conversions happens to over 1,000 minority faith families each year in Pakistan. These families feel powerless because if they complain about any of these violent acts they run the risk of being charged for blasphemy.
After the final failed kidnapping attempt our family of five was then subjected to verbal death threats on the phone.
This was the final straw and the family of five decided the safest option was to leave a country that could no longer guarantee the safety of their daughters. They knew that abducted girls are rarely returned and if the minority faith family complains about such a breach of human rights they can be charged for blasphemy.
It is hard to imagine the courage of taking a flight to an unknown country in another continent and leaving behind jobs and family connections. But the very real fear that the next abduction attempt on your daughter could be successful drove them to take this massive step.
The Hindu family now needs a more support on the ground in Kampala Uganda.They urgently require:
• drinking water,
• food,
• cooking utensils,
• Cleaning productive,
• female hygiene products,
• clothing and bedding
• community connections
• legal help with the UN process
• local employment for family
If your have connections in the local community who can help please contact SarasCare Australia on team@saras.care
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