Stop Violence Against Women Campaign In Asia Pacific

Violence In The Family
Violence against women is widespread in most parts of Pakistani society. Within the community and within the household targeted violence against women is prevalent and in many cases goes unaddressed as it occurs behind closed doors and is suffered in silence..

Gujarat Authorities Fail Muslim Women
Bilqis Yaqoob Rasool fled Randhikpur village in Gujarat, India, when it was attacked by right-wing Hindus on 28 February 2002. The attackers burned the mosque, and houses and crops belonging to Muslims in the village...

Child Marriages
In Pakistan traditionally most marriages are arranged by families and the ability for a boy or a girl to openly like and choose their partner seldom occurs...

Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women Campaign in the Asia-Pacific Region
Violence Against Women (VAW) is the greatest human rights scandal of our times. It is not confined to any particular political or economic system, but is prevalent in every society in the world and cuts across boundaries of wealth, race and culture...The Asia-Pacific region is no exception.

They Say I Am Kari- So Who Will Protect Me Now?
Kari meaning black woman, is a term used to define women who have been identified as having tainted the honour of their family. A phenomenon that has unfortunately become well known across the world by its more popular name- “honour” killing...

Whose Justice?
In Pakistan, women have for many years been used as a means settling disputes, establishing ties and paying off old debts within the alternative justice system.

Stop Violence Against Women
From birth to death, in times of war and peace, women face discrimination and violence at the hands of the state, community and family. Female infanticide deprives countless women of life itself.

Hudood Ordinaces- The Crime And Punishment For Zina
The Hudood Ordinances are a set of laws that were introduced by Presidential decree in 1979 under the then President General Zia Ul Haq.

Let's Break The Silence On Violence Against Women
Violence against women is a problem that belongs to everyone. It does not just happen in other places to other women, it is a universal human rights catastrophe – one that can be the product of various societal, cultural, political or even religious factors.

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Stop Violence Against Women Campaign In Asia Pacific