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Visit: DFID - UK Department for International Development to find out more about how the UK government is helping tackle gender violence in Pakistan. According to the United Nations, 1 in 3 women globally has suffered from gender violence. “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” is an UN awareness raising campaign which runs each year from 25 November (International Day Against Violence Against Women) up to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). The issue is particularly acute in Pakistan where over 4500 women were victims of violence in the first half of 2009 alone. Yet this figure only hints at the full picture of physical abuse in the country. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan estimates that a woman is raped every two hours, a gang rape occurs every eight hours, and about 1000 women die annually in honour killings.

 

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Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan | Human Rights Watch

Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan

the New York-based Human Rights Watch, charge the government of Pakistan with responsibility for an epidemic of unpunished police violence against women. The 106-page report finds that more than 70 percent of women in police custody are subjected to physical and sexual abuse by law enforcement agents, yet not a single police official has been subjected to criminal penalties for such abuse.

Based in part on a two-week visit to Pakistan in October 1991, "Double Jeopardy" documents repeated incidents of rape, sexual torture and physical abuse of women by law enforcement agents in Pakistan and concludes that the Pakistani government's failure to prosecute such abuse amounts to complicity in police violence and a systematic denial of equal justice to women. Asia Watch and the Women's Rights Project call on the government of Pakistan to denounce publicly the sexual and physical abuse of women by state agents, to put an end to impunity for crimes of custodial violence against women and to guarantee women equality before and equal protection of the law. Double Jeopardy concludes that Pakistani police routinely deny women basic protection due them by law. Police often refuse to register rape complaints by women, particularly if the complaint implicates an officer. Officers frequently illegally detain women in police lock-up for days at a time without formally registering a charge against them or producing them before the magistrate within the prescribed 24-hour period. Although women police officers are required to be present at the arrest and interrogation of women, this rarely occurs. Thus, women prisoners are often held in custody indefinitely by male police officers without the knowledge of the courts. Most sexual abuse of female detainees occurs in these periods of "invisibility."

More than 60 percent of all female detainees are imprisoned under the Hudood Ordinances, Islamic penal laws that discriminate against women both in law and in practice. The Hudood laws criminalize, among other things, rape, adultery and fornication, and prescribe punishments for these offenses that include stoning to death and public flogging. Asia Watch and the Women's Rights Project do not object to laws founded on religion, provided that human rights are respected and the principle of equality before the law are upheld. However, the Hudood laws as written and applied clearly conflict with these rights and principles: they prescribe punishments deemed cruel and inhumane under international law and, in practice, clearly discriminate on the basis of gender.

Double Jeopardy concludes that the vast majority of Hudood cases do not comport with international standards of due process and should never have been prosecuted. For the maximum Hudood punishments of stoning to death or 100 lashes, the testimony of women carries no legal weight. Thus, women have been sentenced to these cruel and inhumane punishments under a lay that explicitly prevents them from testifying on their own behalf. Men have also been cruelly sentenced under these laws, although men accused of rape are effectively exempted from maximum punishment because women cannot testify and because it is extremely unlikely that, as required by the Hudood law, there would have been four male Muslim witnesses to the act of penetration. While to date no maximum punishments have been carried out in Pakistan, nothing in Pakistani laws impedes the state from doing so in the future.

Even when the testimony of women is admissible under the law, for lesser Hudood punishments of flogging, fines or imprisonment, the Pakistani courts continue to exhibit a bias against women. Judges set unreasonably high standards of proof for rape allegations and, in the event that a woman cannot prove rape, the courts often prosecute her for adultery or fornication, despite the fact that a failure to meet the criminal burden of proof for rape does not prove that the same burden of proof for consensual sex is automatically met. In one case documented in the report, 18-year-old Majeeda Mujid was abducted by several men and raped by them repeatedly. When Majeeda was turned over by her captors to the police and complained of rape, the police charged her with illicit sex, imprisoned her pending trial and let the men go free.

According to several local human rights attorneys who represent women charged with Hudood offenses, the vast majority of adultery and fornication charges against women (most of which are registered by the women's husband or father) are not supported with evidence. Double Jeopardy documents several cases in which women were wrongfully detained by the police and prosecuted by the courts because they refused to marry men chosen by their families, decided to leave home or marry against their parents' will, or sought to separate from or divorce abusive husbands. In lieu of filing a formal charge against a woman for adultery or fornication or for complicity in an alleged sex crime, judges often remand women without charge to private detention facilities for indefinite periods. This is viewed by the courts as "protective custody" for the women, but amounts to illegal and often prolonged detention of women who are charged with no offense.

Although the acquittal rate for women in Hudood cases is estimated at over 30 percent, by the time a wrongfully prosecuted woman has been vindicated she is likely to have spent months and in some cases years in prison, often under poor conditions, and in all likelihood, having suffered sexual or physical abuse while in custody. Over 2,000 women currently are imprisoned under these laws alone.

State-sanctioned violence against women and sex-discrimination are not the exclusive lot of Pakistani women in Pakistani jails. Hundreds of Bangladeshi women are currently jailed in Pakistani and subjected to similar treatment. These women are smuggled into the country-at a rate of 100- 150 a month-and are forcibly sold into prostitution or domestic servitude. While the women are arrested by the police as illegal immigrants or for Hudood offenses, they government of Pakistan has failed to prosecute or punish a single person for trafficking in women or for the abuses commonly associated with this practice.

 

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Four in five women in Pakistan face some form of domestic abuse: Report – The Express Tribune

Four in five women in Pakistan face some form of domestic abuse: Report

Published: March 2, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Four in every five women in Pakistan face some form of domestic abuse, says a strategy paper.

The report was one of the two documents discussed at an event attended by various non-governmental organisations, campaigning under the banner “We Can”. The two critical documents were an impact assessment report and a strategy paper.

According to the strategy paper, 80 per cent of Pakistani women experience domestic violence, while one in every three experiences some form of violence such as rape, honour killing, immolation, acid attacks and verbal or psychological abuse.

Women are not only weak and poor in Pakistani society, but bear another form of discrimination in the shape of laws that are made to subjugate and oppress them, the paper added.

Almost all the indicators related to women’s rights show that Pakistan has extremely high levels of gender discrimination and is among one of the few countries to have a negative sex ratio with 100 women to 108.5 men.

Quoting human development reports, the paper states that Pakistan ranks 136 on a list of 177 developing countries on the Human Development Index, 82 on a list of 93 countries on the Gender Development Index and 152 on a list of 156 countries on Gender Empowerment Measures.

The paper holds the “patriarchal value system” responsible for expressions of violence against women, which is influenced by “comprador capitalisms, feudalism and tribalism,” by which women are dominated and confined to the realm of homes and private lives.

Neva Khan, Country Head of Oxfam GB, Dr Noureen Khalid, Manager of End Violence Against Women, Javed Hasan, a public policy expert, Bushra Zulfiqar, a gender activist, Harris Khalique, author of the strategy paper, Amina Qadir, author of the impact report and various other civil society representatives were present on the occasion.

Launched in 2005, “We Can” focuses strongly on the denial of the reality of domestic violence in all its manifestations. It aims to engage public opinion on the issue of violence against women and create mass awareness on the issue.

Javed Hassan said, “Dogmatic obscurantism is the root cause of violence toward women. It is a consequence of intellectual degeneration and moral turpitude, which we must fight against if we truly want to revive a progressive society.” He considered violence against woman as “a symptom of a disease.”

“Women in our country are considered as commodities or pieces of furniture,” he added.

Also speaking on the occasion, Neva Khan said, “I take pride when I look back to the achievements of women from all walks of life in Pakistan who have very bravely stood against all forms of violence and discrimination. Nonetheless, the journey does not end here and there is a lot we have to do to bring together many scattered patches of success into a unified struggle for a promising future.”

She expressed her concern over 4,000 cases of domestic violence reported in 2010 and urged the dire need for relevant legislation.

Khalique opined that violence against women was likely to increase in the future.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 2nd, 2011.

 

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Annual Report of Pakistani NGO Notes 13 Percent Increase in Violence Against Women

Annual Report of Pakistani NGO Aurat Foundation Notes 13 Percent Increase in Violence Against Women

In a new study on the situation of women in Pakistan, the Aurat Foundation, an Islamabad-based non-governmental organization working for women’s’ welfare, has expressed concern over the growing incidents of violence against Pakistani women.

The annual study for the year 2009 was released in Islamabad on February 1, 2010 by Ms. Rabeea Hadi, a representative of the Aurat Foundation. The study, which is based on statistics compiled by the NGO, noted a 13 percent increase in incidents of violence against women in Pakistan in 2009.

The incidents of violence against Pakistani women include rape, gang-rape, honor killing, acid throwing, suicide, abduction and murder. The full report of the annual study has yet to be published. However, some excerpts from the report were published by the leading Pakistani daily Dawn.

Following are some of the excerpts:[1]

"Of 8,548 Cases of Violence, 5,722 Incidents were Recorded in Punjab, 1,762 in Sindh, 655 in the NWFP, 237 in Baluchistan and 172 in Islamabad" "Cases of violence against women witnessed a 13 percent increase in 2009 from the previous year.

"Rabeea Hadi, a representative of the Aurat Foundation, said that 8,548 incidents of violence against women were reported in the four provinces – Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan, and in Islamabad last year.

"Of the 8,548 cases of violence, 5,722 incidents were recorded in Punjab, 1,762 in Sindh, 655 in the NWFP, 237 in Baluchistan and 172 in Islamabad. The total figure shows a 13 percent increase when compared with 7,571 incidents of violence against women reported in 2008.

"In Islamabad, the 172 incidents included 39 cases of murder, two ‘honor’ killings, 52 abductions/kidnappings and 18 domestic violence [disputes].

"The state, honorable judiciary, free media, the women’s rights and human rights organizations and common citizens must know that 1,384 daughters of Pakistan were murdered, 928 were raped, 683 committed suicide and 604 were killed in the name of ‘honor’ in the year 2009,” Ms. Hadi said while releasing the figures.

"With extreme pain and anguish, we express our outrage and resentment over this state of affairs where women and girls are being murdered, kidnapped and subjected to various forms of violence, including killings in the name of ‘honor’, suicides, acid throwing and stove-burning with shameless impunity while the state functionaries are doing nothing except giving lip-service before TV cameras and that too only in some high-profile cases," she added.

"Having no expectations from the interior ministry or provincial governments, Hadi said she would urge the Ministry of Women’s Development and Women’s Parliamentary Caucus headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Pakistani parliament, and the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) [to take action]."

"The Highest Increase in the Number of Reported Cases i.e. From 281 in 2008 to 608 in 2009 was in Domestic Violence" "The number and percent change for cases of abduction and kidnapping in 2009 are – 1,987 (23.25 percent change), murder 1,384 (16.9pc), rape/gang-rape 928 (10.86pc), suicide 683 (7.99pc) and ‘honor’ killing 604 (7.07pc) followed by cases of sexual assault 274 (3.21pc), stove burning 50 (0.58pc), acid throwing 27 (0.60pc) and offences of miscellaneous nature around (23.13pc). Around 1,977 cases of violence were of miscellaneous nature such as vanni/swara [forced marriage of children to end blood feuds], custodial violence, torture, trafficking, child marriage, incest, threat to violence, sexual harassment, attempted murder, suicide and rape.

"The highest increase in the number of reported cases, i.e. from 281 in 2008 to 608 in 2009, was in domestic violence. However, the reported number of murder incidents decreased from 1,422 in 2008 to 1,384 in 2009."

"Of the 5,722 Incidents of Violence in 35 Districts of Punjab, There were 1,698 Cases of Abduction, 752 Cases of Murder, 245 Cases of 'Honor' Killing" "Of the 5,722 incidents of violence in the 35 districts of Punjab, there were 1,698 cases of abduction/kidnapping, 752 cases of murder, 245 cases of ‘honor’ killing, 786 cases of rape/gang rape, 448 cases of suicide, 227 cases of sexual assault, 33 cases of stove burning, 42 cases of acid throwing, and 1,220 cases of miscellaneous nature.

"Of the 1,762 incidents reported from 23 districts of Sindh, 288 were of murder (one of the highest ratios of crime against women reported from the province), 284 incidents of ‘honor’ killing, 160 incidents of abduction/kidnapping, 176 incidents of suicide, 122 incidents of rape/gang rape, 122 incidents of domestic violence, 44 incidents of sexual assault, 10 incidents of stove burning, 9 incidents of acid throwing and 535 incidents of miscellaneous nature.

"Similarly, of the 237 incidents of violence in 28 districts of Baluchistan there were, 59 of ‘honor’ killings, 39 murders, 13 abductions/kidnappings, 4 rapes/gang-rapes, 10 suicides, one stove burning and 22 incidents of miscellaneous nature."

According to another report in the Pakistani daily The News, human rights activist Tahira Abdullah, who is a member of the Violence Against Women Watch Group, an organization that collaborated with the Aurat Foundation for the study, said that the reported incidents of violence are just "the tip of the iceberg" as the extent of violence is much more extensive.

Noting that nearly 85 percent of women experience violence in Pakistan but that society keeps mum on their sufferings, Ms. Abdullah said: "Not many women have the guts to stand up for their rights and seek help from government functionaries."[2]

[1] Dawn, Pakistan, February 2, 2010. The report has been slightly re-written for clarity.

[2] The News, Pakistan, February 3, 2010.

Rapes of most Indian women is unreported as well:

some women's groups claim that for every reported case, roughly 250 go unreported

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Rape: India’s fastest growing crime, News, Classifieds

 

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Pakistan Girl Brutally Assaulted and Beaten Up in Mumbai - Full Story (News Indian Media Censored)

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