Women victims of domestic violence from Ghazni province on Tuesday called on the leaders of national unity government to serve justice and to help them regain their rights.

They warned they would commit suicide unless the legal and judicial institutions persue their cases. The women blasted the local officials in Ghazni for not opening their cases for legal proceedings.

Marzia is one of the domestic violence victims in Ghazni who has arrived in Kabul with her father, sister and aunt.

Marzia says she was married four months ago, but her husband hanged himself. She claimed that her father-in-law then asked her for sex.

“Fifteen days had passed since the death of my husband. I was crying, he (the father-in-law) came and said that I had to accept his demand (for sex). He told me he will take me to Dubai and no one will be aware of it,” she said.

Later he tortured my sister and mother in public and threatened to put us in jail, she said.

“I was shopping. He tortured me in public. He also tortured my mother and she became unconscious,” said victim’s sister.

“I went and saw my sister was lying unconscious, I transferred her to the hospital,” said victim’s sister Karima.

According to Ghazni police headquarters, a man reported the death of his son a month ago. Later he accused his daughter-in-law of killing his son.

“Police have helped them in accordance with the law and sent their cases to the attorney,” said Ghazni police chief Aminullah Amarkhail.

But, victims have asked the government to act. “I want the government to serve justice and punish the criminal,” said Marzia.

“It has been a month since we have been consulting several institutions, but no one is there to hear us. If you have money and power, then your problems are solved,” said Marzia’s mother Zahra.

“We have been oppressed, they are bullying us, they have links in government,” said the victim’s father, Ghulam Ali.

Although there are dozens of institutions supporting the women rights, violence against them has dramatically increased.