Articles with tag: hudood
Women's Protection Bill is Not Enough
Nuzhat Malik May 2, 2007 interacts: 5Hudood Ordinance enacted in 1979 by a military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq has been an issue in Pakistan. General Zia suspended all fundamental rights guaranteed in the 1973 constitution.
Fight Hudood, Protect Women
Beena Sarwar Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 414Pervez Musharraf’s amendment of Pakistan’s Sharia laws represents only a partial victory against legislation that many have been fighting against for over two decades.
Sissy Fascists
Nadeem F Paracha Oct 17, 2006 interacts: 47“Now I get it! If this is how our pop stars are thinking, I find myself to be wasting my time asking them to use there art for social and political causes. Of course you will never use your star status to talk about the Hudood Ordinance, now would y
It should be called Stupid Ordinance, not Hudood!
Ahmer Muzammil Aug 24, 2006 interacts: 121They are about to resolve another landmark issue for the people of Pakistan. Once the amendments are done to Hudood Ordinance, the entire Pakistani population will come out on the streets and do the victory-dance.
A Journey Through Our Conscience
sajal javid Apr 7, 2005 interacts: 305Up to eighty percent of the thousands of women incarcerated presently in Pakistani jails are facing charges related to the Hudood Ordinance, and most cases involve women being charged with adultery after they have allegedly been raped.
The Price of Love
Beena Sarwar Sep 15, 2004 interacts: 17Hameed may not find it so easy to dispose of his daughter, who has refused to accept her fate lying down; before being locked up, she managed to contact some human rights activists.
Criminals -- or Victims of an Unjust System?
Beena Sarwar Mar 28, 2004 interacts: 22If the President really wants to help women in prison, he would do well to repeal the Hudood Ordinances. This would have a far greater impact than limited remissions and pardons.
Pakistan’s Hudood Laws: Extremely Misused
Beena Sarwar Mar 9, 2004 interacts: 35Two decades of a lack of public debate has contributed to the continuing misconceptions about these laws. People often assume that they are Islamic, and therefore justified.
Honour Killing: Understanding The Legal Background
Nasir Ali Mar 9, 2004 interacts: 17Hadood Ordinance has provided this ill-practice, a legal cover. Now, the male members sit together, chalk out the plan and kill the women without the fear of any legal consequence.
