III.– Neutralize their personality or diminish their physical or mental capacity, even if the methods used do not cause physical pain or mental suffering;
Under the circumstances, the Committee considers that these acts amount to reprisals and intimidation causing intense mental suffering for the author and her family.
Conditions and requirements such as spousal/parental consent deny a woman’s right to autonomy and self-determination while inflicting psychological damage and perpetuating mental suffering.
Palic DM15,000, by way of compensation for her mental suffering, and in respect of her husband, DM50,000 by way of compensation for non‐pecuniary damage.