Critical analysis of various issues regarding honour killing in Pakistan in general and in Sindh in particular
Abstract
The importance of right to life from the view of Islamic law, International law and Pakistani legal system is undeniable. However most Pakistani people do not enjoy this right specially women as their life is not protected as study shows that every year pproximately 1000 women are subject to death in the name of honour. Keeping the seriousness of this issue in mind, we onducted research on this topic with following objectives: To show a brief picture of statistics of cases of honour killings
To find the out-come of cases of honour killings To find out the state of implementation of right to life by Pakistani state
To figure out what are hurdles for Pakistani state in the implementation of right to life. To find out solutions for the elimination of this issue The research is empirical study of the honour killing for which we went to different villages and towns of eight districts of Upper Sindh. It highlights arranged marriages, rape, poverty, lack of awareness and non-implementation of relevant governmental laws as the causes of this problem. It also tries to find out difficulties Pakistani state face in the implementation of right to life. At the end, it suggests some recommendations for the solution of the problem.
