Forum on Poverty
GCAP Campaign
Organized By: DASE Development Organization
Supported By: AWAZ Foundation Pakistan
On the 17th of October 2009, DASE Development Organization conducted a forum on Poverty (“Gharib Nai Ghurbat Mukao”) at Union Council Office with the support of AWAZ CDS for the analyzing causal condition of Poverty. Many peoples of the community are present at the forum. It was very different Forum because DASE has take on proper strategy for such type of awareness base Forum. DASE feel that Debates are also violence so DASE adopted a fully interactive strategy in the shape of theater and showing gesture. The Forum was held during world Anti-Poverty Week (Stand up against Poverty) and participants were belong to peak community non-government organizations and posted on the anti-poverty week. This report is intended to provide an overview of the points raised at the Forum; it is not a detailed record of discussions.
Aim
The aim of the Poverty Forum was to inform the public about the initiative and to facilitate the exchange of ideas with members of the community on the poverty issues.
Outcomes
It was intended that the Forum enable participants to have:
An understanding of the general issues surrounding poverty
An understanding of the proposed poverty alleviation initiative
An opportunity to contribute to discussions on the development and poverty
Objectives:
Introduction of GCAP Campaign
Stand up against Poverty
Creating Awareness about MDGs
Awareness about Poverty Situation
Raising awareness about Social Cooperation
Purpose of the This Forum was to
The purpose of the 17 October 2009 Poverty Forum was to determine the way forward on the national Poverty Alleviation framework accordingly MDGs in Pakistan. This document provides an overview and is divided into three sections. Section One describes the purpose, participants and synthesis of key points from the presentations and discussion. Section Two provides the two keynote community speeches.
This Forum discussed social protection in relation to poverty reduction in the global development agenda. It deliberated on Pakistan.
Methodology:
The Forum was opened by Dr. Aslam Joiya,( Head of Management) DASE Development Organization who began by talking about the importance of GCAP for providing support to the Poverty Eradication or stand up to community against Poverty by preparation of such type of Forum. The key point from his opening speech was to explain community cooperation and Government Role for Poverty Alleviation and also emphasized the overall objective of the Forum to deliberate on strategic issues and reach a consensus on the best way forward in developing a national framework for achieving MDGs. Mr Rana Shabir was stage secretary of the forum and facilitate to all program. Mr. Ghulam Gillani managed all the program.
To set the context for the framework within Pakistan
To share information
To agree on the criteria for the selection of a Steering Committee to develop the framework to plan a roadmap for developing the framework for achieving MDGs
The second key note speech, profiling Poverty Alleviation by Together Grow was provided by Mr. Munir Sherazi (Program Manager DASE). Mr. Sherazi emphasised that we can be alleviate Poverty by cooperating to each others, he also said that the economic development are mutually reinforcing, and like any other policy areas Poverty Alleviation involves choices and priorities given resource constraint.
Theatre was also performed by representatives from SOJHLA (for social change) a well know social theatre group of Dist Multan. They perform a excellent theatre and raise some questions which effected the emotions of the people and involved the people into discussion. Many people involved in this discussion process and gave much suggestion for government.
DASE Demand
DASE believed that Poverty proofing is a process by which government agencies assess policies, strategies and programs at design and review stages in relation to the likely impact they will have on poverty and on inequalities that are likely to lead to poverty. The poverty proofing assessment strategy will play a crucial supporting role in addressing poverty, but does not by itself constitute an effective anti-poverty strategy.
Conclusion
Participants at the Forums contributed valuable ideas in Forum on how best to progress the issues of community inclusion in relation to the poverty alleviation.
There was general consensus that access to affordable housing, and services and transport were major factors in overcoming social exclusion and poverty. In addition, Forum participants noted the potential role of the organization for awareness rising. It should also focus on issues around poverty that cause community exclusion.
All participants sign on the petition for Prime Minister in which they stress to government for the attaining millennium Development Goals and start proper mechanism for achieving MDGs.
At the end of the Forum all participants stand up against Poverty and also raise hand and appeal to Government for the eradicating Poverty in Pakistan.
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BUDGET FOR ACTIVITY
ITEM AWAZ DASE
Tenting 1400 1000
Refreshment 2150 -
Communication 1000 400
Photo State 70 100
Theatre Group 3000 1000
Pena flax 1034 -
Lighting/ Sound 1400 1000
Total 10054 3500
Grand Total 13554
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Report International women Day
Activity Report
International Women Day
On the 18th of March 2010, DASE Development Organization conducted a forum on women rights under Nikah Nama and also facilitate to 100 women for obtaining ID Cards.
Aim
The aim of the 8th March Forum was to inform the public about the initiative and to facilitate the exchange of ideas with members of the community on the women rights issue under Nikah Nama and facilitate 100 women to obtaining ID Cards on this day.
Outcomes
It was intended that the Forum enable participants to have:
An understanding of the general issues surrounding women rights
An opportunity to contribute to discussions about women right under Nikah Nama
100 women will obtain ID card
Objectives:
Creating Awareness about MDGs
Gender sensitization
Raising awareness about women rights under Nikah Nama
Opportunity for obtaining ID Card
International Women’s Day, 8th March, is a global day of celebration where women from all countries and of different political, economic, social, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds can join together to reflect on the struggle for equality over the past century,
Celebrate the achievements to date and identify the challenges for the future. DASE always take on proper strategy for such type of awareness base activities for the raising proper and right base approach. On this previous Women Day DASE accomplished fruitful activity for rural women which have no any other facility.
International Women’s Day, held annually on 8 March, is a global day of celebration of Women and their achievements in the present and in history. The day also provides an
opportunity to highlight some of the remaining inequalities between women and men in many spheres of public and private life.
The activity was opened by Mr. Rana Shabir who began by talking about the importance of women rights under the Nikah Nama he said that, of the wide ranged social causes of violence against women, Nikah Naama becomes a major cause, which is the formal written marriage contract between a man and a woman. Marriage contract and its standard clauses are prepared in light of Muslim laws, providing various social securities to a woman. A woman’s social security in the marriage contract is represented by Clauses 18, 19, 20, 21 addressing right to divorce, explanation on Husband’s right to divorce, instructions on dower and woman’s lifestyle maintenance, and about the right of a woman to allow or disallow second marriage.
To secure the women and address all kinds of atrocious treatments e.g. violence, social injustice, gender injustice etc, the marriage contract includes Clause 17 instructing on special arrangements and agreements for securing a women’s marital life. After this Miss. Shazia raise light on the issue of stakeholder awareness regarding Nikah Nama. She In general major stakeholders are either less aware or insensitive to importance of the marriage contract and its role in eradicating social injustice and gender inequality. The state entrusts the responsibility of marriage contract registration with Union Council Administration, the union administrators are themselves insensitive to marriage contracts importance and its social effectiveness. Another major stakeholder, the marriage contract convenor (Nikkah Khawan) who is responsible for family law enforcement at the contract time, treats the contract document merely as an ordinary paper and plays a major role in uselessness of the marriage contract by deleting (cutting) Clauses 16 to 22 without informing the two contracting parties. The contracting parties (marrying men and woman and their families) are themselves not informed of the importance of the marriage contract. Musalihat-e-Anjumans, another major stakeholder responsible to arbitrate marital disputes and act as a mutual decision making body, generally make decisions based on members sole understandings and judgments irrespective of the marriage contract.
Mr Munir Sherazi was stage secretary of the forum and facilitate to all program. Mr. Ghulam Gillani managed the entire program. Many women of the community are present at the forum. After the forum DASE facilitate to 100 women for get ready and obtain the ID cards with the coordination of NADRA. Team come at union council and facilitate to rural women on door step.
Conclusion:
Examining an issue such as gender equality in an organisation or in the wider society is
not about apportioning blame to individuals or groups of individuals. Inequalities arise in
the global and local historical, political and social context. For an organisation such as DASE, which has adopted and implemented progressive service delivery and employment practices, there is tremendous opportunity to play a lead role in continually adapting and developing those policies to serve and to represent an equal and just society.
International Women Day
On the 18th of March 2010, DASE Development Organization conducted a forum on women rights under Nikah Nama and also facilitate to 100 women for obtaining ID Cards.
Aim
The aim of the 8th March Forum was to inform the public about the initiative and to facilitate the exchange of ideas with members of the community on the women rights issue under Nikah Nama and facilitate 100 women to obtaining ID Cards on this day.
Outcomes
It was intended that the Forum enable participants to have:
An understanding of the general issues surrounding women rights
An opportunity to contribute to discussions about women right under Nikah Nama
100 women will obtain ID card
Objectives:
Creating Awareness about MDGs
Gender sensitization
Raising awareness about women rights under Nikah Nama
Opportunity for obtaining ID Card
International Women’s Day, 8th March, is a global day of celebration where women from all countries and of different political, economic, social, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds can join together to reflect on the struggle for equality over the past century,
Celebrate the achievements to date and identify the challenges for the future. DASE always take on proper strategy for such type of awareness base activities for the raising proper and right base approach. On this previous Women Day DASE accomplished fruitful activity for rural women which have no any other facility.
International Women’s Day, held annually on 8 March, is a global day of celebration of Women and their achievements in the present and in history. The day also provides an
opportunity to highlight some of the remaining inequalities between women and men in many spheres of public and private life.
The activity was opened by Mr. Rana Shabir who began by talking about the importance of women rights under the Nikah Nama he said that, of the wide ranged social causes of violence against women, Nikah Naama becomes a major cause, which is the formal written marriage contract between a man and a woman. Marriage contract and its standard clauses are prepared in light of Muslim laws, providing various social securities to a woman. A woman’s social security in the marriage contract is represented by Clauses 18, 19, 20, 21 addressing right to divorce, explanation on Husband’s right to divorce, instructions on dower and woman’s lifestyle maintenance, and about the right of a woman to allow or disallow second marriage.
To secure the women and address all kinds of atrocious treatments e.g. violence, social injustice, gender injustice etc, the marriage contract includes Clause 17 instructing on special arrangements and agreements for securing a women’s marital life. After this Miss. Shazia raise light on the issue of stakeholder awareness regarding Nikah Nama. She In general major stakeholders are either less aware or insensitive to importance of the marriage contract and its role in eradicating social injustice and gender inequality. The state entrusts the responsibility of marriage contract registration with Union Council Administration, the union administrators are themselves insensitive to marriage contracts importance and its social effectiveness. Another major stakeholder, the marriage contract convenor (Nikkah Khawan) who is responsible for family law enforcement at the contract time, treats the contract document merely as an ordinary paper and plays a major role in uselessness of the marriage contract by deleting (cutting) Clauses 16 to 22 without informing the two contracting parties. The contracting parties (marrying men and woman and their families) are themselves not informed of the importance of the marriage contract. Musalihat-e-Anjumans, another major stakeholder responsible to arbitrate marital disputes and act as a mutual decision making body, generally make decisions based on members sole understandings and judgments irrespective of the marriage contract.
Mr Munir Sherazi was stage secretary of the forum and facilitate to all program. Mr. Ghulam Gillani managed the entire program. Many women of the community are present at the forum. After the forum DASE facilitate to 100 women for get ready and obtain the ID cards with the coordination of NADRA. Team come at union council and facilitate to rural women on door step.
Conclusion:
Examining an issue such as gender equality in an organisation or in the wider society is
not about apportioning blame to individuals or groups of individuals. Inequalities arise in
the global and local historical, political and social context. For an organisation such as DASE, which has adopted and implemented progressive service delivery and employment practices, there is tremendous opportunity to play a lead role in continually adapting and developing those policies to serve and to represent an equal and just society.
Training Report
One Day Training Workshop
ON
Legal Rights of women
And their access to Police Station
Dated: 26-02-2010, At: Govt. Girls High School Nawabpur, Time: 09:00am
(GRAP)
Supported By: Gender Support Unit (Dist. Women Development Department)
Organized By: DASE Development Organization (DDO Pakistan)
Goal of the Training:
To give opportunity to women to learn their rights and acquire the necessary skills to take action, they might begin to “do something” individually and/or collectively, such as speak out against an infringement of a right.
Objectives:
To create awareness of global norms and national laws on women’s human rights.
Ascertain coordination between women groups and Police
Sensitize to Police regarding women issues
Introduction of GRAP
Capacity Building about women rights
To enable women to view themselves as active individuals in the process of social change, at both local and national levels
On the 26th of February 2010, DASE Development Organization organizes a One Day Training Workshop on legal Rights of Women and their Access to Police Station at Govt. Girls High School Nawabpur with the support of Gender Support Unit (Dist Women Development Department) for the analyzing practice of women rights and police behavior towards women issues. The group of LHV, Teachers, TBA, Councilors, house wife, Local Organizations and social activist are in attendance at the forum.
In spit of this we are special thanks to Saleem Bukhari (social welfare Department), Mr. Allah Dita (Buniyad Literacy), Khushnood (Govt. Girls High School), Rasheed Aslam (Basic Health Unit), Arshed Gujar (Local Police Station, Thana Alpa) for the facilitating this one training session.
Dr. Aslam Joiya was the Chair Person of the training session and Mr. Rana Shabir start the Training Session with the name of Allah. Miss. Sameena Irshad presents some verses from Holy Quran and Miss. Shazia Present its urdu translation after this Miss. Amna Batool demonstrate some line of praise for Muhammed (PBUH).
First at all Dr. Aslam Joiya (PM DDO) presents a brief introduction of DASE and also the importance of Women Rights he said, women were certainly unaware of the rights granted to them by the laws and that they were helpless against the naturalized violence and discrimination they experienced. The other significant fact is that there were almost no independent women’s grassroots organizing for addressing women issues. Later than Mr. Farhan Aslam (Gender Specialist of GRAP) throw lights on detail introduction of GRAP. The Gender and Governance Reform Agenda (as it is expressed in GRAP) is about creating space for women within the existing systems, while trying to change these systems for the better. Gender Reforms Action Plan is Govt. Plan for establishing gender sensitize society. The goal of GRAP is to bring about such changes in the structure and process of the government that it promotes equity among men and women, and to enable it to deliver on the rights and entitlements of women. Gender mainstreaming will be the strategy to realize this goal Gender mainstreaming would mean that Women can participate as decision makers in the public sphere and their concerns can be addressed effectively and Plan Mission is “Empowerment of the marginalized female population by creating awareness in general public and providing space thus reducing the existing gender gaps for enabling them to play their due role in the overall socio-economic development of society after the this session as per schedule tea break arranged for refreshment of participant.
After the Tea Break the next session of the training facilitated by Saleem Bukhari ( DDO Social Welfare) he share the International Movement of Women Rights and Pak Govt. agreements with international commandments, situation of women violence and how they access to police station and about the behavior of Police Officers. He told after independence, elite Muslim women in Pakistan continued to advocate women's political empowerment through legal reforms. They mobilized support that led to passage of the Muslim Personal Law of Sharia in 1948, which recognized a woman's right to inherit all forms of property. They were also behind the futile attempt to have the government include a Charter of Women's Rights in the 1956 constitution. The 1961 Muslim Family Laws Ordinance covering marriage and divorce, the most important sociologic reform that they supported, is still widely regarded as empowering to women.
Two issues--promotion of women's political representation and accommodation between Muslim family law and democratic civil rights--came to dominate discourse about women and sociologic reform. The second issue gained considerable attention during the regime of Zia ul-Haq (1977-88). Urban women formed groups to protect their rights against apparent discrimination under Zia's Islamization program. It was in the highly visible realm of law that women were able to articulate their objections to the Islamization program initiated by the government in 1979. Protests against the 1979 Enforcement of Hudood Ordinances focused on the failure of hudood (see Glossary) ordinances to distinguish between adultery (zina) and rape (zina-bil-jabr). A man could be convicted of zina only if he were actually observed committing the offense by other men, but a woman could be convicted simply because she became pregnant.
Governments who have signed and ratified these International treaties are expected to respect, ensure, and fulfill women rights as declared in the International treaties. Once adopted, a treaty is “opened for signature” and each government takes the steps required under its domestic legislative and legal system to ratify the treaty, thus becoming legally bound by its terms. Because of this accordingly treaties Govt. of Pakistan is bond to implement these agreements in the country.
The Women's Action Forum was formed in 1981 to respond to the implementation of the penal code and to strengthen women's position in society generally. The women in the forum, most of whom came from elite families, perceived that many of the laws proposed by the Zia government were discriminatory and would compromise their civil status. In Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad the group agreed on collective leadership and formulated policy statements and engaged in political action to safeguard women's legal position.
The women's movement has shifted from reacting to government legislation to focusing on three primary goals: securing women's political representation in the National Assembly; working to raise women's consciousness, particularly about family planning; and countering suppression of women's rights by defining and articulating positions on events as they occur in order to raise public awareness.
He put in the picture that without doubt, for women to actually practice their legal rights and live according to their own free will, first of all they needed to create the space for being an “individual” which is not granted them in the society and internalize the concept of “rights.” Certain conditions were imperative for “rights” to become prevalent on the social level.
These traits have created an institution that is inherently gender-biased, ironically making the police force one of the most effective tools of discrimination against women, the most vulnerable group of the society that needs the most protection.
Both the treatment meted out to women reporting gender crimes at police stations and the under-reporting of such crimes are well known facts. While the police are known for their reluctance to facilitate all citizens, in the case of women personal biases and culturally ingrained stereotypes of women instigate custodial crime. Essentially, women are abused at the hands of police in two ways; obstruction of justice at the time of reporting, and custodial abuse. Obstruction of justice takes many forms. Victims of gender crimes are discouraged from reporting crimes perpetrated against them. One way of doing so is through invasion of the victims’ privacy, and showing complete disregard for their security. Victims of domestic abuse are often unable to convince the police of the criminal nature of domestic violence. Police tend to shrug off complaints against domestic violence as a family’s internal matter. In the same vein, marital rape is not considered to be a crime. Police have also failed to investigate another common form of domestic abuse - bride-burning - which is dismissed as accidental despite the frequency of incidents. Our police will continue to function to the determent of women in the absence of reforms that address the inherent gender-bias of the police force, initiate effective gender mainstreaming in law enforcement, or educate law enforcers about the rights of women. It is the patriarchal mindset of the society that believes in the subjugation of women and regards them as inherently inferior to men which is the problem only substantive policies geared towards bringing about a larger social change in attitudes towards women can ensure on active role of the police in the protection of women.
Later than this long session Saleem Bukhari start group work with all participants. Participant divided into two groups one group discussed about the threat of legal proceeding about Gender issues and second group confer about the solution of threats. After the group discussions each group presented the conclusion of discussion.
Conclusion:
This Training created awareness and understanding and increased the level of knowledge on women’s human rights. The level of education of the participants varied inversely with the extent of knowledge they acquired. The least educated women were also the ones who learned the most about their rights. Most participants placed the most importance in learning about their civil rights. The participants gained greater self-confidence and raised awareness on discrimination against women and they developed a positive attitude towards solidarity with other women. They have, however, experienced some difficulty in convincing their family and community towards greater acceptance of their rights. There was inevitable internal and external conflict as they redefined and renegotiated their gender identities.
ON
Legal Rights of women
And their access to Police Station
Dated: 26-02-2010, At: Govt. Girls High School Nawabpur, Time: 09:00am
(GRAP)
Supported By: Gender Support Unit (Dist. Women Development Department)
Organized By: DASE Development Organization (DDO Pakistan)
Goal of the Training:
To give opportunity to women to learn their rights and acquire the necessary skills to take action, they might begin to “do something” individually and/or collectively, such as speak out against an infringement of a right.
Objectives:
To create awareness of global norms and national laws on women’s human rights.
Ascertain coordination between women groups and Police
Sensitize to Police regarding women issues
Introduction of GRAP
Capacity Building about women rights
To enable women to view themselves as active individuals in the process of social change, at both local and national levels
On the 26th of February 2010, DASE Development Organization organizes a One Day Training Workshop on legal Rights of Women and their Access to Police Station at Govt. Girls High School Nawabpur with the support of Gender Support Unit (Dist Women Development Department) for the analyzing practice of women rights and police behavior towards women issues. The group of LHV, Teachers, TBA, Councilors, house wife, Local Organizations and social activist are in attendance at the forum.
In spit of this we are special thanks to Saleem Bukhari (social welfare Department), Mr. Allah Dita (Buniyad Literacy), Khushnood (Govt. Girls High School), Rasheed Aslam (Basic Health Unit), Arshed Gujar (Local Police Station, Thana Alpa) for the facilitating this one training session.
Dr. Aslam Joiya was the Chair Person of the training session and Mr. Rana Shabir start the Training Session with the name of Allah. Miss. Sameena Irshad presents some verses from Holy Quran and Miss. Shazia Present its urdu translation after this Miss. Amna Batool demonstrate some line of praise for Muhammed (PBUH).
First at all Dr. Aslam Joiya (PM DDO) presents a brief introduction of DASE and also the importance of Women Rights he said, women were certainly unaware of the rights granted to them by the laws and that they were helpless against the naturalized violence and discrimination they experienced. The other significant fact is that there were almost no independent women’s grassroots organizing for addressing women issues. Later than Mr. Farhan Aslam (Gender Specialist of GRAP) throw lights on detail introduction of GRAP. The Gender and Governance Reform Agenda (as it is expressed in GRAP) is about creating space for women within the existing systems, while trying to change these systems for the better. Gender Reforms Action Plan is Govt. Plan for establishing gender sensitize society. The goal of GRAP is to bring about such changes in the structure and process of the government that it promotes equity among men and women, and to enable it to deliver on the rights and entitlements of women. Gender mainstreaming will be the strategy to realize this goal Gender mainstreaming would mean that Women can participate as decision makers in the public sphere and their concerns can be addressed effectively and Plan Mission is “Empowerment of the marginalized female population by creating awareness in general public and providing space thus reducing the existing gender gaps for enabling them to play their due role in the overall socio-economic development of society after the this session as per schedule tea break arranged for refreshment of participant.
After the Tea Break the next session of the training facilitated by Saleem Bukhari ( DDO Social Welfare) he share the International Movement of Women Rights and Pak Govt. agreements with international commandments, situation of women violence and how they access to police station and about the behavior of Police Officers. He told after independence, elite Muslim women in Pakistan continued to advocate women's political empowerment through legal reforms. They mobilized support that led to passage of the Muslim Personal Law of Sharia in 1948, which recognized a woman's right to inherit all forms of property. They were also behind the futile attempt to have the government include a Charter of Women's Rights in the 1956 constitution. The 1961 Muslim Family Laws Ordinance covering marriage and divorce, the most important sociologic reform that they supported, is still widely regarded as empowering to women.
Two issues--promotion of women's political representation and accommodation between Muslim family law and democratic civil rights--came to dominate discourse about women and sociologic reform. The second issue gained considerable attention during the regime of Zia ul-Haq (1977-88). Urban women formed groups to protect their rights against apparent discrimination under Zia's Islamization program. It was in the highly visible realm of law that women were able to articulate their objections to the Islamization program initiated by the government in 1979. Protests against the 1979 Enforcement of Hudood Ordinances focused on the failure of hudood (see Glossary) ordinances to distinguish between adultery (zina) and rape (zina-bil-jabr). A man could be convicted of zina only if he were actually observed committing the offense by other men, but a woman could be convicted simply because she became pregnant.
Governments who have signed and ratified these International treaties are expected to respect, ensure, and fulfill women rights as declared in the International treaties. Once adopted, a treaty is “opened for signature” and each government takes the steps required under its domestic legislative and legal system to ratify the treaty, thus becoming legally bound by its terms. Because of this accordingly treaties Govt. of Pakistan is bond to implement these agreements in the country.
The Women's Action Forum was formed in 1981 to respond to the implementation of the penal code and to strengthen women's position in society generally. The women in the forum, most of whom came from elite families, perceived that many of the laws proposed by the Zia government were discriminatory and would compromise their civil status. In Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad the group agreed on collective leadership and formulated policy statements and engaged in political action to safeguard women's legal position.
The women's movement has shifted from reacting to government legislation to focusing on three primary goals: securing women's political representation in the National Assembly; working to raise women's consciousness, particularly about family planning; and countering suppression of women's rights by defining and articulating positions on events as they occur in order to raise public awareness.
He put in the picture that without doubt, for women to actually practice their legal rights and live according to their own free will, first of all they needed to create the space for being an “individual” which is not granted them in the society and internalize the concept of “rights.” Certain conditions were imperative for “rights” to become prevalent on the social level.
These traits have created an institution that is inherently gender-biased, ironically making the police force one of the most effective tools of discrimination against women, the most vulnerable group of the society that needs the most protection.
Both the treatment meted out to women reporting gender crimes at police stations and the under-reporting of such crimes are well known facts. While the police are known for their reluctance to facilitate all citizens, in the case of women personal biases and culturally ingrained stereotypes of women instigate custodial crime. Essentially, women are abused at the hands of police in two ways; obstruction of justice at the time of reporting, and custodial abuse. Obstruction of justice takes many forms. Victims of gender crimes are discouraged from reporting crimes perpetrated against them. One way of doing so is through invasion of the victims’ privacy, and showing complete disregard for their security. Victims of domestic abuse are often unable to convince the police of the criminal nature of domestic violence. Police tend to shrug off complaints against domestic violence as a family’s internal matter. In the same vein, marital rape is not considered to be a crime. Police have also failed to investigate another common form of domestic abuse - bride-burning - which is dismissed as accidental despite the frequency of incidents. Our police will continue to function to the determent of women in the absence of reforms that address the inherent gender-bias of the police force, initiate effective gender mainstreaming in law enforcement, or educate law enforcers about the rights of women. It is the patriarchal mindset of the society that believes in the subjugation of women and regards them as inherently inferior to men which is the problem only substantive policies geared towards bringing about a larger social change in attitudes towards women can ensure on active role of the police in the protection of women.
Later than this long session Saleem Bukhari start group work with all participants. Participant divided into two groups one group discussed about the threat of legal proceeding about Gender issues and second group confer about the solution of threats. After the group discussions each group presented the conclusion of discussion.
Conclusion:
This Training created awareness and understanding and increased the level of knowledge on women’s human rights. The level of education of the participants varied inversely with the extent of knowledge they acquired. The least educated women were also the ones who learned the most about their rights. Most participants placed the most importance in learning about their civil rights. The participants gained greater self-confidence and raised awareness on discrimination against women and they developed a positive attitude towards solidarity with other women. They have, however, experienced some difficulty in convincing their family and community towards greater acceptance of their rights. There was inevitable internal and external conflict as they redefined and renegotiated their gender identities.
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