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Domestic violence against women is prevalent in almost all the societies in the world. It is an issue which was not even recognised as a crime 40 years ago and is still not recognized as a crime by many societies. Women suffer from violence, including physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological violence by strangers and their partners all over the world (Kaya, 2010). Even though it is a worldwide occurrence, there are some women who face more intense and frequent violence depending on their culture, country, religion,

Domestic violence is one of the worlds best kept secret, as an estimated fifteen percent of violent crimes are accounted by intimate partner violence (ncadv.org), yet it is rarely reported, or resulted in a conviction. This issue is prevalent in the United States, and it is a widely represented population, as there are many resources available to those that are victims of this crime. For this literature review, I was interested to see how this heinous crime is seen within Muslim culture. My initial interest sparked from hearing a friend of mine say that the women in her home country of Iran were treated as property, and that what the United States sees as being crime, is just typical behavior there. Another reason that this issue is not commonly

Gender violence is a recurring issue we see cross culturally, especially in societies with a patriarchal background. Violence against women can be found both on the micro (i.e. close relationships) and macro level (i.e. institutions), however here we will be focusing on the macro, which is structural violence against women. In the book Violence and Culture: A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Approach by Jack Eller, the author defines structural violence as the social arrangements embedded in the political and economic aspect of one's society that puts those of a certain group (i.e. gender, class, race, etc.) in harm's way and may also benefit another. This essay will prove how there are commonalities in ideas of violence against women

To battle, the epidemic of honor killings demands understanding of what makes these murders unusual. Why are people unaware of honor killings? How come we don't talk about the victims of this heinous crime? According to (Shaikh 2014) "honor killings are perpetrated for a wide range of offenses in several parts of the world, including marital infidelity, pre-marital sex, flirting, and divorce". This paper will focus on the honor killings that occur in Pakistan. This paper will uncover the reason behind why Pakistani women have become victims of this gender-based violence. This paper will further examine the connection between the Islamic religion and honor killings. Lastly, the paper will analyze the intervention methods these women must take

Honor killings are on the rise with increasing statistics every year. This increase can be influenced by people’s inability to stop/prevent honor killings because they do not believe honor killings are immoral. However, this paper will discuss why honor killings do not have a moral basis, nor are justified. Islam does not condone these murders, so religion is not related with honor killings. These attacks are largely targeted towards women, and “societal attitudes towards women are increasingly backwards” (Minhas 1). Worst of all, there are many cases that are underreported, little media coverage and inadequate legal support for victims. Because of the increasing rate and seriousness of this issue, there are many actions that we, as a people, should take to stop honor killings.

Domestic violence is happening everywhere and among intimate couples of all different locations, races, sexualities, and gender. There have been many studies that examine the rate and effects of domestic violence. It has been reported that 1 out of 3 women (40%) were beaten by their husbands in Middle Eastern countries. In Jordan there was a study done that found that nearly 1 out of 3 women were subjected to domestic violence during their marital life, but these rates lowered during pregnancies. In Iran 15% of women reported being physically abused by their husbands at least once in 2005. Out of the women who were abused in Iran, 17.3% of them reported abuse by burning or use of weapon against them. In Latin America 8%-32% of women said they could justify wife beating (Al-Nsour, Khawaja, & Al-Kayyali, 2009). There are women and men being beaten all over the world everyday and some of them believe that it is the way it is supposed to be.

Gender-based discrimination and social norms are the most common causes of violence against women. Theoretically, these societal norms that have been in grated to us since childhood lead us to believe that the male gender has the right to do whatever they want while at the same time restrict the female gender from doing the same or condemn or punish them if they fail to obey such stigmas. So far, efforts have only focused on responses and services for survivors; given the devastating effect violence has on women. Preventing the violence from happening in the first place by addressing its root and structural causes is the best way to end violence against women and girls.

Gender inequality is denial of rights to someone based on gender it viewed as problem around the globe but in Pakistan it viewed as western sponsored concept which threats to religious and cultural values “Pakistan’s gender apartheid can be seen through the lens of the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index 2013, where we sit pretty at the 135th spot — second from bottom. With the level of physical and sexual violence, forced marriages, karo kari (honour killings) and structural discrimination faced by Pakistani women redefining their respective nadirs on an annual basis, one actually wonders what Yemen does to its women to take the honorable bottom slot away from us. With the jirga (tribal courts) system, which sanctions honor killings and female persecution, discounted as a ‘cultural’ and ‘tribal’ matter, gender apartheid in Pakistan should continue to flourish” .

The women of Pakistan are facing many violations to their human rights. For example, on May 31, 2016, a 19 year old teacher was burned to death by her own family members. This happened in Murree, Punjab Province. She was killed because she refused to have a marriage proposal arranged for her. Human Rights Watch Asia director Brad Adams says, “The Government needs to step up its prosecution of these horrific cases and send a message of zero tolerance” (“Pakistan” 3). These ‘Honor’ killings violated the Pakistani women's

Pakistan is a developing country that recently (roughly fifty years ago) developed its democratic systems. The current legislature has limited power and competes with parallel systems of court. Pakistan’s unique socio-cultural frameworks need to be understood in order to ensure that liberty and justice are available to all members of society. It is in this respect that it is important to evaluate the current system of laws protecting the rights of the subjugated in a patriarchal society, therefore, the laws on domestic abuse and violence need to be understood and evaluated in attempts to make Pakistan a fairer society.

In Pakistan, brutality on females is not conceived as a dangerous, grave violation of human rights. Instead, it is regarded as one of the many normal aspects of life. Pakistani women live in fear since they are expected to remain obedient and submissive to social traditions and norms. Most of the cases of ferocity that are directed towards women take place in homes, workplaces, and political podiums. Based on the above situation, this paper identifies and discusses exhaustively different forms and causes of viciousness against women in Pakistan. It also examines some of the widespread impacts of the same to the victims, society, and country at large. Finally, it explores the immediate possible remedies and lasting solutions to this problem.

India has been grappling with the issue of Intimate Partner Violence for quite a while now. There are 2.24 million cases of crimes against women in the past decade alone (Indu, Remadevi, Vidhukumar, Subha & Anikumar, 2011). 66% of women have reported to experience some form of sexual harassment at some point in their lives. These statistics are reflection of the general mentality that pervades numerous sections of the society. Domestic households too are affected by these instances. Extensive research has highlighted the various risk-markers that make a woman vulnerable to intimate partner violence. There are numerous factors at play which operate at different levels- individual, community and contextual. Generally, intimate partner violence is most prominent in poor households and families that belong to lower socioeconomic strata (Kham et.al, 2015; Bassuk et.al, 2006; Sharma, 2011; George et.al, 2016). A woman’s education becomes an important tool to protect her from abuse. It has been observed that as the number of women getting

No woman should ever have to feel scared or threatened every single day of her life. No woman should have to look over her shoulder while walking down the street. No society should turn the other cheek when they see something wrong happening. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, no one has the right to hurt you or torture you. Laws like this exist everywhere yet there are women having to face the danger of being attacked at any moment. There are big threats such as rape and other forms of torture that women in certain countries have to live in fear of everyday. Women are targeted all around the world. Two counties in which this problem is very prevalent are India and Pakistan. These two countries are not the only places in which this happens but recently, there have been even more instances of these types of attacks. In India, rape has been a very pressing issue for quite some time, but it wasn’t until recently that action was taken. According to Indian government statistics, a woman is raped every 22 minutes on average . That means 65 women are raped every day. Acid attacks, a kind of torture where a person gets acid thrown in their face, is a very big issue in Pakistan. In 2013, there were 143 acid attacks registered with the Acid Survivors Foundation. The Acid Survivors Foundation, a Pakistani advocacy group for victims, estimates that 150 attacks occur each year. This is just an estimate because there are many attacks that go unreported. Reasons for

In a survey conducted by The Thompson Reuters Foundation in 2011, India was ranked as the fourth most dangerous place for women. Crimes against women (CAW) are very common and sexual offences form a large proportion of such type of felonies. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, ‘a total of 2,44,270 incidents of crime against women (both under IPC and SLL) were reported in the country during the year 2012 as compared to 2,28,650 in the year 2011 recording an increase of 6.4% during the year 2012. These crimes have continuously increased during 2008 -2012 with 1,95,856 cases in the year 2008, 2,03,804 cases in 2009 and 2,13,585 cases in 2010 and 2,28,650 cases in 2011 and 2,44,270 cases in the year 2012’ . CAW are increasing on a daily basis according to these statistics. Instances of gender- based violence are quite common and reported almost every day in newspapers.

Living free from violence is a basic human right, yet millions of women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence both in peace and in war, at the hands of the state, in the home and community. Across the globe, women are beaten, raped, mutilated, and killed with impunity.