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Pakistan government accused of 'mainstreaming' misogyny after legally endorsing honour killing advocates
Harriet Pavey
5 days ago
Lawyers have condemned a Pakistan government decision to support notoriously violent tribal councils, arguing that the country is ?mainstreaming? misogyny.
The councils, called jirgas, have been known to order civilians to carry out honour killings and "revenge rapes" as a means of "traditional justice".
Earlier this year the government decided to endorse the rulings of jirgas in an effort to control them. MPs voted to integrate jirgas into the formal justice system as long as each jirga is appointed a ?neutral arbitrator?. Aiming to prevent misogyny, the arbitrator will need to approve the verdicts of jirgas before they are passed.
Just 23 of 342 members of the lower house in the Pakistan government turned out to vote on the measure.
A law that allows police to arrest members of jirgas for suspected "anti-women" activities was passed in 2011. But activists say the councils, which blend tribal and Islamic customs, are still advocating sexual assault...
Pakistan government accused of 'mainstreaming' misogyny after legally endorsing honour killing advocates
Harriet Pavey
5 days ago
Lawyers have condemned a Pakistan government decision to support notoriously violent tribal councils, arguing that the country is ?mainstreaming? misogyny.
The councils, called jirgas, have been known to order civilians to carry out honour killings and "revenge rapes" as a means of "traditional justice".
Earlier this year the government decided to endorse the rulings of jirgas in an effort to control them. MPs voted to integrate jirgas into the formal justice system as long as each jirga is appointed a ?neutral arbitrator?. Aiming to prevent misogyny, the arbitrator will need to approve the verdicts of jirgas before they are passed.
Just 23 of 342 members of the lower house in the Pakistan government turned out to vote on the measure.
A law that allows police to arrest members of jirgas for suspected "anti-women" activities was passed in 2011. But activists say the councils, which blend tribal and Islamic customs, are still advocating sexual assault...