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PAKISTAN - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Aurat Foundation, an Islamabad-based women’s rights organisation, had in a report titled Beyond Denial reported 7,516 crimes against women in 2012. Released earlier this year, the report noted how crimes like murder, domestic violence and acid-throwing increased between 2010 and 2012. The total number of women who died through murder, honour killing and suicide, among other crimes, was 13,583 between 2008 and 2012. http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/little-girls-killed-who-cares/

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Aurat Foundation

Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Review of Reported Incidents

Direct Link to Full 98-Page 2012 Report: http://www.af.org.pk/PDF/VAW%20Reports%20AND%20PR/Annual%20Report%202012%20VAW%20pdf.pdf