Suffering
without an end
By Meera Jamal
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: December 12, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Naseema Labano’s ordeal began with her being raped but
her decision to file an FIR and fight for justice has
merely changed the nature of her suffering, not brought
an end to it. The lack of support from the government
and administration means that she and her family face
a long fight that is both financially and emotionally
crippling. Were it not for the aid of some non-governmental
organisations and private individuals, they may already
have given up any hopes of seeing justice. Read
full story... |
Officialdom
looks on as rape victim seeks justice
By Meera Jamal
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: October 25, 2007 |
KARACHI:
The suffering of Kainat Soomro was only beginning when,
on January 10 this year, four men of Jatoi clan raped
her. Heinous as that crime was, no less atrocious was
the attitude of police officers as she sought to register
a case against her assailants and seek some semblance
of justice. In the months since then, 13-year-old Soomro
and her family have had opportunities to settle the
case out of court but the courageous girl and her supportive
family refuse to accept anything less than justice,
which they hope the courts will dispense. Read
full story... |
Crime
detection
By Hilda Saeed
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: October 14, 2007 |
KARACHI:
There is need for a more enabling environment, in which
the victim/survivor of sexual crime can feel comfortable,
and able to voice her/his feelings.
A murder has been committed. The victim and his blood
stained clothes present at the scene of crime, will
provide clues to detect the criminal and the weapon.
A six-year old boy’s pitiful little shalwar has been
sent from the hospital for examination of semen stains.
A sample of stomach wash for analysis has arrived from
Badin; it’s from a woman who died by poisoning. What
was the poison? Was it suicide or murder? Read
full story... |
Protection
for women?
By Hilda Saeed
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: October 04, 2007 |
PAKISTANI women have taken giant leaps forward on the
path to progress — of that, there is no doubt. Which
makes it all the more reprehensible that the disturbing
problem of violence and abuse of women persists, even
after 60 years of nationhood.
Struggle against such violence has been ongoing: the
promulgation of the Women’s Protection Act (WPA) 2006,
was, therefore, welcomed by women and human rights activists
with hope, but also caution. Many of us are familiar
with the Islamisation process which was forced upon
the nation from 1979 onwards with the introduction of
the Hudood Ordinances, which prescribed barbaric punishments
including public floggings and executions. Mercifully,
the continued struggle against this gradually succeeded
in lessening the worst impact of these laws.Read
full story... |
If
your husband is beating you, don’t bother calling the
cops…
By Urooj Zia
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: September 17, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Officers at 68 police stations in the city are under
the impression that the police cannot intervene in cases
of domestic violence, even if the victim comes to them
with a complaint, Daily Times has learnt.
Out of the 85 police stations, officers at only two
police stations outlined the correct procedure for action
for a case of domestic violence. The telephone lines
of the remaining 15 stations were either “temporarily
disconnected” or no one was available to answer the
phone. Read
full story... |
No
facility for minor female prisoners
By Bhagwandas
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: September 10, 2007 |
KARACHI:
There is currently no separate facility where minor
girls, who are either accused of a crime or have already
been convicted, could be kept under judicial custody.
As such, they have to be kept with the adult female
prisoners, it has reliably been learnt. Read
full story... |
Shadowy
menace: child sexual abuse
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: September 05, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Any chance four-year-old Sara had of a normal life was
stolen two years ago when her brother-in-law Kamran
abducted, raped and mutilated her in a manner that defies
belief. When recovered from his house, Sara’s limbs
were broken, her eye damaged with a pair of scissors
and her body gashed with razor blades. Her assailant
was arrested but Sara’s widowed, uneducated mother was
induced into an out of court settlement. Today, while
Kamran is at liberty, Sara sits caged in silence, set
apart from other children in a manner that can never
be entirely comprehended. Read
full story... |
Minor
abused, accused allowed to flee, police claim helplessness
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: August 18, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A man identified as Hanif allegedly attempted to rape
one of his domestic helpers, a seven-year old girl,
K, on July 11. The accused is still at large and, according
to a press release issued Wednesday by War Against Rape
(WAR), police officials have been harassing K’s parents
to withdraw the case. Read
full story... |
First
airlifted then evicted
Source: Daily"The News"
Date: June 24, 2007 |
KARACHI:
15-year old Naseema Labano, who was airlifted to Karachi
on the instructions of the Sindh Governor after she
was allegedly gang raped in her village earlier this
year was evicted from her temporary accomodation on
Saturday and left to fend for herself. Sources say that
this action was taken on the instructions of the new
IG Sindh. Read
full story... |
A
gang-rape survivor’s account:
From Thatta to a police station in Karachi, and beyond
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: June 13, 2007 |
KARACHI:
When I decided to look into a bike accident that had
occurred near the Sakhi Hassan roundabout (North Nazimabad),
little did I realise that I would stumble into what
could arguably be a major prostitution racket in Thatta.
I also had no idea that I would get a first-hand picture
of our “thaana culture” and the medico-legal sector
in Karachi. Read
full story... |
Sexual
assault rampant, police unconcerned: WAR
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: June 09, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A woman and three men were executed by a jirga on the
pretext of adultery in Bara Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency.
The execution is the third of its kind in the area this
year. People flocked to watch the execution following
an arbitrary 'interrogation' by a jirga. The Landi Kotal
administration confirmed the incident but did not register
a case. Read
full story... |
NGOs
upset over rape victims’ claim
Source: Daily "The News" |
KARACHI:
The War Against Rape (WAR) and Rahnuma Trust have challenged
the claim made by the families of rape victims Nasima
Labano and Kainat Soomro at a press conference organised
by Madadgaar Helpline last week. During the press conference
the families claimed that they were deprived of basic
amenities and food supplies. Read
full story... |
Only
2 rapes reported in DHA and Clifton since Jan
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: May 28, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Only two rape cases were reported in Clifton between
January and April 2007 – one was in Gizri, while the
other was reported at the Boat Basin Police Station.
Some may see this as a decrease in the number of cases
of violence against women. A study of records from these
areas over the past couple of years shows, however,
that as a rule, fewer rapes are reported in this part
of the town than elsewhere in the city. Read
full story... |
51
MLOs for 15m people, says report
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: April 04, 2007 |
KARACHI:
There are 51 medico-legal officers (MLOs) - 43 men and
eight women - at nine public hospitals in Karachi for
a population of around 15 million, roughly 50 percent
of which are women, according to a research study released
Wednesday. Read
full story... |
Research
report on medico-legal sector launched
Source: Daily "The News"
Date: April 04, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A research study on the medico-legal sector in Karachi
conducted by Aahung was launched here on Wednesday.
The report is a research conducted on all the medico-legal
examination centers with all the medico-legal officers
(MLOs), police surgeons, additional police surgeons,
examiners, and their clients used as sources of information.
Read
full story... |
MLOs
stumped by funds shortage
Source: "Daily DAWN"
Date: April 04, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A detailed research study on the medico-legal sector
in Karachi says even the examination rooms of the three
major medico-legal centres in the city do not have basic
amenities such as proper lighting and an examination
table required to conduct even a brief examination.
Read
full story... |
Inaccurate
FIRs, lack of WMLOs add to rape survivors’ woes
Source: "Daily Times"
Date: March 28, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Complainants are often misquoted when policemen insist
on writing out FIRs, especially in rape cases, causing
unnecessary problems for the survivors and their supporters,
War Against Rape (WAR) representatives said on Tuesday.
Read
full story... |
Police
adopt inhuman stance towards rape victims
Source: Daily "The News"
Date: March 28, 2007 |
KARACHI:
As the judicial crisis lingers on, gang rape survivors
Naseema Labano and Kainat Soomro are not only facing
a delay in justice but have been allegedly ordered by
the police and other authorities to vacate the safe
house they have been living in with their families.
Read
full story... |
Trauma
of Pakistan's rape victims
Source: " BBC News"
By: Barbara Plett |
Islamabad:
Sixteen-year-old Naseema is trying to make sense of
her world: it changed forever the day she was snatched
by a gang of men in her village. Read
full story... |
United
for Gender Justice launched
Source: Daily " The News" |
KARACHI:
In order to overcome the problems faced by women in
the workplace, 19 Human Rights groups and lawyers have
launched a united organisation named Network Members
of, “United for Gender Justice.”
This was announced at a press conference at the Karachi
Press Club on Tuesday by its convener Uroos-e-Saher
(Working Women’s Support Centre) along with other Steering
Committee members. Read
full story... |
Women
to beat up men in 3 days
Source: "Daily Times"
Dated: February 28, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A group of non-government organisations (NGO) has threatened
to launch an extremely aggressive campaign for the protection
of the rights of women in Sindh. The group has threatened
to beat up men who are found occupying seats that are
reserved for women on public transport.Read
full story... |
Transfer
cop in Kainat Soomro
gang rape case: NGOs, lawyers
Source: "Daily Times"
Dated: March 04, 2007 |
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3
NGOs bring hunted couple together
Source: "Daily Times"
Dated: March 01, 2007 |
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Rape
victim shifted to police quarters
Source: Daily " The News"
Dated: February 27, 2007 |
KARACHI:
The gang rape victim, Nasima Labano, who was brought
to Karachi last Wednesday for further medical tests
at the Civil Hospital Karachi, had been shifted to a
separate residence- police quarters in Garden- after
her father complained of constant harassment at the
hospital. Read
full story... |
JAC
says CoC a draconian measure
Source: Daily " Dawn"
Dated: February 24, 2007 |
KARACHI:
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for People’s Rights
met on Friday and discussed the code of conduct (CoC)
for the regulation and operation of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) proposed by the social welfare
and special education ministryRead
full story... |
Kainat
rape case takes a bizarre twist
Source: Daily " The News"
Dated: February 19, 2007 |
KARACHI:
The case of an alleged rape victim, Kainat Soomro, took
a bizarre twist on Thursday as the accused presented
marriage documents.
Kainat, a student of Class VIII at the Government Girls
High School, Mehar, was allegedly kidnapped from a general
store in a Mehar market, a town in the Dadu district,
in the second week of January.Read
full story... |
Ubavro
gang-rape survivor 2mths pregnant from earlier rapes
Source: "Daily Times"
Dated: February 15, 2007 |
KARACHI:
A teenager from Ubavro, who arrived in Karachi for further
medical treatment, was repeatedly previously raped by
some of the same people who gang raped her later on
Jan 27 and made her parade naked. As a result of these
earlier rapes, she is currently over two months pregnant.
Read
full story... |
Soomro
stalwarts arrive for ‘sister’s’ protection
Source: "Daily Times"
Dated: February 14, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Alleged police incompetence to catch the men responsible
for the reported rape of an adolescent has resulted
in the possibility of a dispute between the tribes of
the ‘offenders’ and the ‘oppressed’. Read
full story... |
Governor
refuses to meet Human Rights activists
Source: Daily "The News"
Dated: February 08, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Wednesday refused
to meet human rights activists who staged a protest
walk from the Karachi Press Club to the Governor’s House
against the gang rape incident in Sindh and stoning
to death of a couple near Multan. Read
full story... |
Violence
against women disappoints NGOs
Source: Daily "The Nation"
Dated: February 08, 2007 |
KARACHI:
Several NGOs and political parties took out a rally
on Wednesday against the increasing violence and recently
gang rape cases in various parts of the province . Civil
society representatives and women rights activists marched
to Governor House and held sit-in more than hour, and
chanted slogans. Read
full story... |
Source: "BBC URDU"
Dated: February 07, 2007 |
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HRCP
condemns gang rape
Source: Daily "The News"
Dated: February 02, 2007 |
KARACHI:
The gang rape and humiliation of a 16-year-old girl
from the village of Habib Labano, Ubaro, District Ghotki
in Sindh and threats the family continues to receive
from the influential Waderas of the village, was strongly
condemned by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
on Thursday. Read
full story... |
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