New laws protect women from abuse in Pakistan

[quote author=The Captain link=topic=60599.msg384775#msg384775 date=1323812700]
who will protect from the lashes and stoning
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Women are discriminated against in other ways as well. Pakistan ranked third to last in 2011 in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, only beating Chad and Yemen. The report captures the magnitude of gender-based disparities in things like health and education.

The new laws explicitly criminalized acid attacks and mandated that convicted attackers would serve a minimum sentence of 14 years that could extend to life, and pay a minimum fine of about $11,200.

Other new laws mandate a minimum prison sentence of three years for forcing a woman to marry, including to settle tribal disputes; five years for preventing a woman from inheriting property; and three years for a practice known as "marriage to the Holy Quran."
Feudal families in rural areas of Pakistan engage in this practice so that women won't receive marriage proposals and their share of the inheritance will stay in the family, said Farzana Bari, head of the gender studies department at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad.

Mai, the acid attack victim who also has three daughters, was happy with the passage of the laws but favored even harsher punishment, including for her husband, who she said was in jail awaiting trial. It was unclear whether the new laws would affect her husband's case, since the alleged crime occurred before their passage.

does not these these barbaric  pakistani men and even indian men has no paternal feelings for their daughters? Is this a south asian affliction?

[quote author=krishna link=topic=60599.msg384753#msg384753 date=1323807929]
two boys to a man in Dubai to use in camel races.
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daaammmnn...I thought was 2 male racing Camels  ::eek::

they also have magic carpet racing

~ A whole new world ~

[quote author=Kwami link=topic=60599.msg384766#msg384766 date=1323811887]
only one of these crimes were adressed with this new law , what about the dubai man that tried to purchased these two boys?.  That too should be a crime
[/quote]Absolutely ... circa 2002 a law was passed in the UAE forbidding these children being used as camel jockeys .... then in 2005 it was again reiterated .... BUT ... it is not implemented despite all the protests from outside.

Really despicable ... I've seen these little kids on the camels going from the stables to the race track and it's disgusting !!  What is even more despicable is that these races are attended by high ranking dignitaries including members of the ruling 'royal' family.

UAE on the outside is totally different from what goes on beneath the surface ....  :blank: :lipsrsealed:

Very sad hawk. Good to hear your perspective. Based on experience