And remember, Pakistan is our ally:
Over 4,000 cases of crimes against women were reported in Pakistan last year – more than double the figure in 2006. But rights organisations say this is just the tip of the iceberg and many more violations go unreported or are hushed up.
The reported cases in 2006 stood at 1,821.
The State of the Human Rights 2007 report, launched recently by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), attributed the rise to conservative social practices and religious extremism.
HRCP secretary Iqbal Haider termed the year 2007 a “brutal year for women”.
In 2006, the commission reported, a woman was raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours.
According to its recent report, in 2007 there were 4,276 cases of reported abuses. Of this, 636 women were victims of honour killing, 731 were raped and 736 kidnapped.
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In actuality, the dishonor killings figure is probably considerably higher than 636, given that many of these crimes either aren’t reported or are disguised as accidents or suicides.
Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
“Reclaiming Honor in Jordan”
http://www.redroom.com/author/ellen-r-sheeley