Violence Against Women

(Acid Burned Victims)

Topics:

Introduction & Acid Attacks on Women Scope In Pakistan & World Wide Social & Economical Reasons of Violence Help from Various Agencies about Women Rights

Introduction & Acid Attacks On Women

Presented By: Salman Sohaib.

Acid Burned Victim

Description Of Background:

In our society violence against women is very common Usually men throw acid on women for minor reasons like rejecting proposals or just to satisfy their frustration Majority of acid throwing incidents take place in rural areas where the tribal laws and norms dominate

Description Of Problem:

There is no specific and defined law in the constitution of Pakistan regarding acid attacks, so one is afraid to commit this evil act In Pakistan there is a great deal of discrimination between the two genders, from primary to the national level

Women are no more considered to be sign of honor and respect.

Some Facts:

A woman is beaten every 12 seconds More than 40% of murdered women are killed by a spouse or someone they have been intimate with Children in homes where domestic violence occurs are physically abused or seriously neglected at a rate of 1500% higher than the national average of the population 1/3 of pregnant women are severely beaten.90% of children in violent homes are aware of the assaults against their mother

Male children exposed to domestic violence have a 700% greater chance of beating their female partners later in life Children from violent homes are 300% more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol Domestic violence occurs in all classes, races, income levels, and education levels 25% of female suicides are preceded by a history of battering

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Scope In Pakistan & World Wide

Presented By: Gulraiz Khan

Scope:

Hundreds of women in many countries have been burned with acid, usually in the face, for dishonoring a man

It is reported that Bangladesh has only five burn centers and the vast majority of burned women couldn't afford treatments anyway
Men have begun attacking their wives for such minor offenses as not having dinner ready or not having sex

Literature Review:

80% of all acid attack victims are female; and almost 40% are under 18 years of age Another study in Pakistan estimated that 99% of the housewives and 77% of working women are beaten by their husbands Around 400 women fall victim to acid burn each year either by their husbands or In-laws Few cases in Pakistan are brought to justice, and when they are the maximum penalty is a mere six months' jail

Social & Economical Reasons Of Violence

Presented By: Ahmed Riaz Khan

Social Reasons:

Refusal of marriage proposals is another major factor over here If a man is not coming up to everyones requirements according to family needs he send wife to go and work and earn some money

In some rural areas women dont have access to education because of men

Once they get educated they will be aware of their rights and they will demand for justice and that is what men dont wants Refusal to sexual advancement is another major factor of acid attack There are certain factors behind the acid attacks some of them are land disputes, dowry system, martial disputes, and family disputes

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Economical Reasons:

Economic abuse is when the abuser has complete control over the victim's money and other economic resources Women strongly supported educating their daughters, but pressures remain to marry them early, in part to avoid high dowry costs Certain cultural practices and traditions, like entrenched patriarchy and stigma attached to divorce, make south Asian women more vulnerable to domestic violence

Lack of economic independence, lack of English language skills, a culture that discourages women from speaking out, in many cases an ignorance of their Islamic rights within marriage

Immigrant women may perceive the danger posed by their husbands as being less than the dangers posed by the outside world

Help From Various Agencies About Women Rights

Presented By: Hammad Mirza

Government Help NGOS Help Media

Police

NGOS Help:

Organization is Depilex Smile again Foundation, which organized by Miss Musarat Missbah The women which are burned or these faces are melted through acid Those women are taken into account and treated After that if they are not recovered they are been sent to abroad for further operations These operations are performed by latest surgical tool and technology

Government Help:

Pakistan government is also working for the welfare of these women Jinnah hospital has its plastic surgery department for these victims in Lahore Government is also making a recovery center where the victims after recovery can get a job or that works which they can do in there spare time

Media:

Here media plays his very essential role It covers all the effects and all the happening Burn victims can get great benefits from the media as it shows the whole area

Police:

Police are the great source for these women that they can fight for the justice, seek there rights, face the world with bravery

Most of the police in Pakistan are bribers

Police are the greatest obstacle to victims in seeking the justice

Domestic Violence Can Be Controlled By Three Points Agenda

Prevention Protection/Justice Support

Conclusion:

The first battle is to increase public awareness We must be absolutely clear in the message the public hears: Violence is violence Awareness programs should be arranged for both men and women

We have made huge progress in the last couple of centuries, and we will continue to do so. No doubt we will be judged by the generations who follow us The challenge for us all is to make sure that the legacy we leave them is the best that it can possibly be

References:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/domestic_vi olence/ http://www.islamonline.net/english/Family/2006 /04/article05.shtml http://www.ansarburney.org/womens_rightsviolence.html http://www.hurights.or.jp/asiapacific/040/02.htm

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