Women respond to the recent recommendation from the Council of Islamic Ideology to the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. Following an absurd law proposed to the Pakistani Government by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that men should be able to “lightly …
Read More »Report Says Violence Against Women In Pakistan ‘Rampant’ As Coalition Forms To Repeal Punjab Law Criminalizing Domestic Abuse
A report published by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on the treatment of women in Pakistan has revealed horrific widespread abuse. The group’s annual report details gang rapes, acid attacks, kidnapping, amputations, burnings and over a thousand “honor” crimes where women were killed for “domestic disputes, alleged illicit …
Read More »Amnesty International Reports “Alarming Surge” In Worldwide Executions In 2015, Highest Rates In 25 Years
The world’s top five executioners in 2015 were (from highest to lowest) China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the USA. 1,634+ people executed in 2015 – the highest number recorded by us since 1989, excl China https://t.co/Q2bGPYVcWP pic.twitter.com/USjP36R8aE — AmnestyInternational (@AmnestyOnline) April 6, 2016 The latest report from human rights …
Read More »Deadly Assault On Pakistani University Kills At Least 19 People
At least 19 people have been killed in a deadly assault on the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan that began at 4:30 GMT and lasted nearly three hours. It is suspected that Pakistani affiliates of the Taliban were behind the attack due to its noted similarities to the Taliban …
Read More »Pakistan: Gang Rape Suspect is High Ranking Official
The victim is a 15-year-old girl who was abducted from the front of her home on December 26th, brought to a hotel, drugged and raped by 6 to 8 men. The lead suspect is Mian Adnan Sanaullah, a prominent Lahore politician, who was among the eight already arrested. The event is …
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