Shazia Masih (May 20, 1997 – January 22, 2010) was a young girl from Pakistan's Christian community. Near her 12th birthday, she was hired to work as a house maid in the home of the former President of the Lahore Bar Association, Chaudhry Naeem. After eight months of employment in Naeem's home, she was found dead with marks of torture on her body.[1]
Masih's case was brought into the limelight by the cruel and unusual circumstances of her death.[2] The case initially garnered widespread media attention in Pakistan and around the world.[3] Allegations of rape, torture and inhuman treatment were leveled against Naeem's family based on the original autopsy report. Naeem and his family were charged with the murder. However, they were acquitted at trial because the original autopsy report was not presented. Instead a different medical report was presented that said Shazia died of a skin disease. In addition, the police presented confusing and conflicting statements from witnesses at trial. The lack of justice for Shazia Masih highlighted the plight of Pakistan's Christian minority.[4][5]
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