Tag: domestic violence
Rights Watch | December 31st 2021
According to figures released by the Gujrat police some 35 women were killed in incidents of domestic violence in the District during the year 2021.
The police claims to have made 40 arrests but none have been convicted.
Rights Watch | 14th October 2021
Civil Lines Police on Tuesday busted a gang of pedophiles and rescued a captive minor boy.
Rights Watch | 19th July 2021
Baldia police have arrested one Umer Khalid for allegedly torturing his wife, a mother of four, to death on Thursday.
Rights Watch | 5th July 2021
The Gender Protection Unit of the Islamabad Police on Sunday arrested a man for torturing his wife and forcing her to beg for alms. The suspect also shaved her head.
Rights Watch | 28th June 2021
Police on Sunday arrested the uncle of a four-year-old girl whose decomposing body was found stuffed in a gunny sack in some fields in Basti Azizabad, Khanewal district, a day before. Initial reports suggested the victim was raped before being murdered. For more stories on human rights abuses, keep reading.
Rights Watch | 21st June 2021
A man in Lodhran has been arrested for the suspected murder of his wife and then dumping her charred remains into a canal. Apparently, he had dismembered the woman’s body and then burnt it in an oven. For more stories on human rights abuses, keep reading.
Man seen thrashing wife in viral video arrested
June 14th, 2021; Staff Report; LAHORE; Usman Arshad, who was seen beating his wife in front of their minor children in a viral video, was arrested on Sunday. The woman's family claims Usman is using his influence to escape charges
Rights Watch | 14th June 2021
Police have registered a case against three brothers along with their accomplices for gunning down their sister and her husband, who married of their free will 18 months back, for so-called honour in Jaranwala tehsil. For more stories on human rights abuses, keep reading.
Rights Watch | 9th June 2021
B-Division police in on Tuesday arrested a resident of Chishtian for raping his 23-year-old daughter multiple times. The rape survivor claimed she told her mother, brothers and other relatives of the assaults but they did not believe her. For more news on women's rights violations, keep reading.
Rights Watch | 1st June 2021
Attock police arrested a seminary teacher for raping a minor student. A case was registered after the rape survivor's father complained to police of the incident. For more news on human rights abuses, keep reading.