Pakistan Christian Post: “Honor killing of 40 women in month of May, 2009, in Sindh”
— Pakistan Christian Post reports:
— “Hyderabad: August 20, 2009. (PCP report) Mr. Abbas Kassar, Coordinator of Peace and Human Rights Trust, Sindh, have issued an alarming reports on situation of women in Sindh, province of Pakistan. The report says that in month of May 2009, in Sindh province, 40 women were killed under honor killing, 20 women were gang raped, 43 women were kidnapped and 3 women were buried without coffin. The report elaborates that 175 men were also killed including killed in honor. The PHRT is a London based human right orgnization have chapters in Pakistan to watch human right situation.”
— “Mr. Kassar, a senior journalist and Coordinator of PHRT term this report “The human rights situation in Sindh is very alarming. Peace and Human Rights Trust has made a report for the month of May while reports of June and July is also ready to release”
— “This is meant to open the eyes of rulers that they have failed to protect human rights of people especially of women.”
— “The Peace and human rights trust is non-governmental and non-political organization with its head office in London where its chairman former prisoner of conscience Mr Mukhtar Rana lives. He is also former speaker of Amnesty International. PHRT strives holding dignity and respect for human rights which campaign internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected anywhere. PHRT work to prevent and stop abuses of human rights including rights of women, children and downtrodden people and demand justice for those whose rights have been violated. PHRT, in its 4 years campaign, has also liberated around 2500 bonded peasants from the private prisons of landlords in Pakistan. We believe that there are around 1.7 million bonded peasants in Sindh alone. We are working for rehabilitation of liberated bonded peasants numbering around 27000 living in 7 Hari camps around Hyderabad city.”
— “Peace and Human Rights Trust, Sindh Chapter has issued report on human rights situation for the month of May 2009. According to report, 215 persons including 40 women were killed under honor killing in the province in May 2009. 20 women/girls were gang raped, noses of 2 women were chopped off, 3 were burnt with acid throwing and head hair of 3 were shaved.3 slain women were burnt without coffins.”
— “Despite passage of Women Protection Bill by parliament, state took no step to provide protection to women and they continued to be killed, raped, humiliated and meted out inhuman treatment and degraded. Despite obligation of Pakistan under CEDAW state failed to prevent violation against women rather it is met with government silence and apathy.”