Abstract
Pakistan is a highly patriarchal society, and took a long time to enact laws for the protection of women. However, in recent years reforms such as the Women’s Protection Bill, Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, the Acid and Burn Crime Bill, the Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Act, the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, and the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences in the name or pretext of Honour) Act of 2016, designed to protect women and prosecute ‘honour killings’, have come into law.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | December 2019 |
| Specialist publication | Policy Forum |
| Publisher | Asia and the Pacific Policy Society |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Dec 2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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