DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PAKISTAN: TO WHAT EXTENT PAKISTAN FULFILLED ITS INTERNATIONAL PLEDGE

Abstract

According to a guidebook published by Sarsabz Foundation, "Sexual preference violence has been the most common and least acknowledged abuse to the women rights in Pakistan." Gender-based abuse, according to Sarsabz, "takes numerous shapes and tints and is prevalent across all strata." During every point in life, women are vulnerable to assault." Violence against women is a major issue in Pakistan, according to statistics collected by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in 2010. In 2010, around 1,790 women were murdered, with 1,076 being slain by their spouses, fathers, siblings, children, in-laws, and other families. These are not just large figures, but they also exclude a large number of cases that never get recorded or exposed publicly. It is also made apparent in the HRCP report. The Aurat Foundation's results, which are based on the HRCP's statistics, are a forerunner organization in Pakistan that focuses on issues impacting women. Women's and girls' violence is exhibited in layers of multifaceted, interconnected, and repeating forms. Physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and financial abuse and exploitation can occur in both private and public areas, and is based on situational and socio-cultural circumstances. Women are subjected to violence in many forms and settings throughout their lives. Girls are frequently subjected to various sorts of assault. The effect of abuse against females is viewed as a societal pandemic with implications that extend beyond the victim's physical and psychological traumas. The Pakistani government is fully aware of the problem's long-term effects on the direct family, community, and civilization as a whole. Keywords: Women issues, Domestic, Violence, Violence against Women, Pakistan.