Tag: VAW
‘Security lapses led to two gender-based murders within Karachi courts’
Karachi’s legal fraternity has expressed concerns regarding security arrangements at courts, especially with regards to women’s cases, in light of two gender-based killings since the start of 2023.
“Political will to curb gender-based crimes lacking”
In a roundtable discussion organized by the YGA, stakeholders presented remedies to existing lacunae in the criminal justice system, and urged authorities to take an active approach to ending gender-based crimes.
Rights Watch | 28th June 2022
A polio worker and two police officers were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in North Waziristan's Datta Khel tehsil on Tuesday. A polio eradication campaign was launched in teh area on June 9 after 11 positive cases emerged this year.
Silence confronts police in probe of double murder
An entire village has opted to stay quiet about the murder of Spanish sisters Aneesa and Arooj, prompting police to become complainants in the case.
Aurat March Releases Charter of Demands, Manifesto; Expresses Disappointment over Qadri’s Remarks
The Aurat March Collective has responded to Qadri's call for its ban.
‘Another painful reminder of women’s lack of safety in public places’
in the aftermath of the terrible incident of harassment and assault at the Greater Iqbal Park, rights organizations have condemned the incident.
Waziran’s death must be investigated properly: HRCP
Jul 15, 2020: In a press release issued on behalf of Dr. Mehdi Hasan, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) the death of Waziran Begum has been seriously condemned and a proper and impartial investigation ...
Woman raped for refusing husband call to join prostitution
Jun 30, 2020: Thirty four year old Sumaira Bibi tied the knot with a man named Ashraf three years ago. Sumaira was the resident of Allahabad, a small village near Chunian while Ashraf lived in the town of Baloki. The couple was blessed with ...
Qilla Abdullah: Man kills wife for giving birth to baby girl
Jun 22, 2020: The woman was tortured to death by her husband for not giving birth to a son in subdivision Dobandi of District Qilla Abdullah. According to details, her in-laws were taking her body for burial when her family ...
Mother of five battered to death
Jun 18, 2020: In a tragic incident a 32 year old woman Hajra Bibi, who was a native of the northern Baluchistan district Qila Saifullah (Muslimbagh) was tortured to death by her husband Muhammad Sadiq and his brother Inamul Haq over a domestic ...
