Violence against Women: A case of Sindhi Press
Abstract
This study aims to identify the cases and nature of violence perpetrated against women to communicate information to the international community for creating a supportive environment and mobilizing social pressure to help end violence against women in Sindh. This analysis covers all cases reported for Sindh province, in major Sindhi Daily newspapers 'Kawish and Awami Awaz' in the year 2016. Findings show that out of the 858 cases reported most of the cases were of murders, 228 cases others included 199 abductions, 157 honour killings, , 108 rapes and 166 suicides. The weapon mostly used (in 60-70% of the cases) was the rifle or gun, followed by axe. The findings also provide support for the policy/law-making and institutional mechanism so that a strict implementation could be made in Pakistan to end violence against women.
References
Ali, Abdullah Yousif, (1938). The Holy Qur'an: Texts, Translations and Commentary, Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, Lahore Pakistan.
Amnesty International (AI) Report, (2007). Retrieved September 10, 2016, from archive.amnesty.org/report2007/
Auolakh Ch. A. M. (1986). Criminal Justice: Crime, Punishment and Treatment in Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan: Pak Muslim Academy.
Beauvoir, Simone de. (1972). The Second Sex. New York: Vintage Books.
Bilour, I. (1999). Verbatim Record of the Proceedings of the Senate, 10 May 1999.
Blair, T. E. ((2007). A Glossary of Terms in Gender and Sexuality. The Southeast Asian Consortium on Gender, Sexuality and Health, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Esposito, J. (1986). Islam: Ideology and Politics in Pakistan. In Ali Banuazizi, and Myron Weiner (Eds.), The State, Religion and Ethnic Politics (pp.363-69). NY: Syracuse University Press.
Government of Pakistan, (1986). Report of the Pakistan Commission on the Status of Women. Islamabad: Government of Pakistan Press. pp. 3 & 31.
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. (1990). Pak Women Fear Controversial Law. A Penal System Long Due for Change.Lahore, Pakistan
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (2007). Trend Analysis of Human Rights Violation 2005-2006. Report by Aleyha Ahmed, HRCP Intern 2007
Human Rights Watch (1992). Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan. New York: Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch. (2001). Violence against Women and Honor Crimes. Retrieved November, 2016, fromhttp://www.hrw.org/press/2001/04/un_oral12_0405.htm.
Jabbar, Abdul. (2011), Issue of Honor Killing in Sindh. Awami Awaz, Karachi. Marvi Publications
Jafri, A. H. (2008). Honour Killing: Dilemma, Ritual, Understanding, Oxford University Press, Pakistan, 2008
Jahangir, A., & Jilani, H. (1990). The Hudood Ordinances: A Divine Sanction? Lahore, Pakistan: Rhotas Books. P-132
Khan, S (2001). Gender, Religion, Sexuality and the State: Mediating the Hadood Laws in Pakistan, Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children, London, 2001.
Khan, S. (2006). Zina, Transnational Feminism and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women, Oxford University Press, 2006, p 8
Khan, T. S. (2006). Beyond Honour: A Historical Materialist Explanation of Honour Related Violence. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press, pp-164-166
Khawar M., & Shaheed, F. (1989). Bhutto Inherits Laws Which Restrict the Rights of Women: Veils of Tears," Far Eastern Economic Review
Lippman, McConville, & Yerushalmi (1988). Islamic Criminal Law and Procedure: An Introduction. New York: Pager Publishers. p-38
McCombs, M. (2002). News Influence on our pictures of the World. In Media Effects (Eds.) Bryant, J. and Zilman, D. UK: Lawerence Earlbaum Publishers.
Oxfam Briefing Paper 66 (2004). Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia. Oxford, UK: Oxfam International. (p.7)
Siegel, L. L., (2010). Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies. Belmont, CA. USA: Wadsworth / Cengage Learning
Sumar, S., & Nadvi, K. (1988). Zina: The Hudood Ordinances and its Implication for Women,Dossier #3. Retrieved 12 November 23, 2010, from http://www.wluml.org/node/242
State of Women in Urban Local Government, Pakistan. Retrieved January 24, 2016, http://www.capwip.org/readingroom/pakistan/html. (p. 4-5)
Schwendinger, H., & Schwendinger, J. (1983). Rape and Inequality, Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Shoemaker, P.J. & Reese, S. D. (1996). Mediating the Message-Theories of Influences on Media Content, New York: Longman.
The News International. (2008). Woman Action Forum seeks ouster of Zehri, Bijarani from Cabinet. November 14, 2008. www.thenews.com.pk
Warraich, S. A. (2005). Honour Killings and the Law in Pakistan. In Lynn Welchman & Sara Hossain (Eds.),'Honour' Crimes, Paradigms and Violence against Women. Pp.78-110. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press.
Zengjun, P. (2006). "Newspaper portrayals of health and illness among Canadian seniors. Who ages healthy and at what cost?" International Journal of Ageing and Later Life 1(2): 111-139.
Full Text: PDF
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
