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Pakistan: A Show of Womanpower

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-08 00:07
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Hundreds of civil society activists from scores of different organisations working for the empowerment of women gathered together at The Mall on Sunday to hold a rally in connection with International Women’s Day, which is being observed around the world today (Monday).
Parliamentarians Shakeela Rasheed, Sajida Mir and Amna Buttar also participated in the rally and assured the gathering that they would continue their struggle for the empowerment of women in politics. Bushra Khaliq of Women Workers Help Line and Shazia Khan from Awami Jmahori Forum also spoke on the occasion.

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Pakistan: Women in Pakistan forge ahead against bias in politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-01-18 14:23
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Pakistani women are forging ahead in the political platform against the traditional discrimination facing their approach to politics as other basic rights of life varies considerably across classes and regions in the Muslim country.

Presenting the key findings of a Baseline Study on Presence and Status of Women in Political Parties across Pakistan, PATTAN National Coordinator Sarwar Bari said the political parties are backbone of democracy and without involving half of Pakistan's population in political processes the country can't move forward in any field.

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Pakistan: Legislators Demand Arrest of Benazir’s Killers

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2009-12-22 01:28
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A resolution, moved by Munawar Abbasi and supported by several other legislators, paid tribute to the life and politics of Benazir Bhutto. The text of the resolution reads: “This assembly pays homage to the unprecedented services of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, rendered towards the establishment of real democracy in the country, safeguarding the basic rights of millions of downtrodden people of Pakistan and sacrificing her life for the accomplishment of this noble cause.”

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Pakistan: Concerted Effort Needed for Political Rights to Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-09-17 01:42
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All stakeholders will have to struggle to ensure the rights of women in politics, participants of a regional conference on engendering democracies said on Wednesday.
The senior rights activists and experts expressed these views on the first day of the two-day international conference under the title of ‘Reflection of Violence against Women in Politics’.

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Democracies without Violence: Engendering Politics, Policies and Actions

Submitted by rachana on Mon, 2009-09-07 23:00
2009-11-10
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Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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BRAC Centre INN, Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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In South Asia, the concept of power and authority are ascribed to certain social characteristics determined by the male privileged groups to exclude women. Women normally are not given the opportunity to hold positions of power in politics. Being powerless and marginalized women in South Asian society are at great disadvantage and experience injustice in inclusion and in the political domain. Gender based violence discourages women from actively participating in politics. Violence against women in politics (VAWIP) is an issue of concern. Almost all forms of gender based violence are used as tools for harming women through physical, psychological or social intimidation.

Gender sensitive laws, policies and provisions are currently absent in South Asian countries. Most of the National laws are silent about VAWIP and political violence is dealt with under criminal law. There seem to be no specific plans and actions to address the issues of VAWIP. Without appropriate laws, policies, provisions and mechanisms, it is not possible to address VAWIP. Violence against women in politics has not been discussed in most of the International Instruments including CEDAW. Even the SAARC gender data base has ignored violence against women in politics. Since most of the international instruments do not have explicit provisions to create a gender sensitive, safe and secure space for women to participate actively in politics, it is imperative to harmonize the existing international instruments to be adapted at the national level. Therefore, SAP International is attempting to build a policy influencing process for the incorporation of VAWIP agendas in the gender sensitive international instruments and mechanisms as well as in national legal provisions and mechanisms in South Asia.


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Pakistan: A Step Forward

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-08-20 22:06
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The bill outlawing domestic violence passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday is a step in the right direction. The abuse of women and children is endemic in the country, particularly in the domestic sphere where some estimates put the figure over 95 per cent for various forms of physical and emotional violence taken together.
Once enacted into law, the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill will make Pakistan one of the few dozen countries to adopt specific legislation on the issue. The 28-clause bill lays out provisions for protection orders and monetary and other forms of relief for victims, and punishment in the form of fines and jail terms for those who violate protection orders.

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Pakistan: Pakistan moves to outlaw domestic violence

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Submitted by Piyoo on Tue, 2009-08-04 11:38
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Pakistan moved towards outlawing domestic violence when lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that will punish those found guilty of beating women or children with jail terms and fines.

The law was passed unanimously in the lower house of parliament or national assembly, Yasmi Rehman from the Pakistan People’s Party told AFP, hailing what she called a ‘big day’ for Pakistani women. It will come into effect after the senate, or upper house of parliament, approves the law and President Asif Ali Zardari signs it into legislation.

Those found guilty of beating women or children would face a minimum six months behind bars and a fine of at least 100,000 rupees. ‘Domestic violence against women is not considered a major offence in our society. I hope this bill will provide protection to our women against all types of violence in their homes and living places,’ Rehman said.

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Pakistan: Electoral Process a Menace for Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-07-23 23:09
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The electoral process needs to be simplified since women have to go through great challenges during the current process of voting in the country, said Sharmila Farooqui, Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister (CM). She was addressing a dialogue session on challenges and obstacles in women’s right to vote. The event was organised by the Aurat Foundation.
As a general practice, most women do not vote according to their own choices and male members of the family impose their own choices on them, Farooqui said. She said that the reason for this was the lack of education and women’s unawareness of their own rights.

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Consolidated Response on the Impact of Religion on Women’s Leadership Roles in Politics and Public Life

This consolidated response highlights the impact of religious norms and religion on women’s political participation. The response also describes women’s participation in religious institutions and religious political parties, as well as women’s resistance to religious limitations to their political participation.

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