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Saving Face is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge about acid attacks on women in Pakistan.The film won an Emmy Award and the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan's first Oscar winner.
Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights in Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Women in Pakistan mainly encounter violence by being forced into marriage , through workplace sexual harassment , domestic violence and by honour killings .
Domestic violence in Pakistan is an endemic social and public health problem. According to a study carried out in 2009 by Human Rights Watch, it is estimated that between 10 and 20% of women in Pakistan have suffered some form of abuse. [1] [2] Women have reported attacks ranging from physical to psychological and sexual abuse from intimate ...
In Pakistan, approximately 20-30% of women face some form of domestic abuse during their lifetime. [60] Marital rape is a common form of spousal abuse as it is not considered to be a crime under the Zina laws. [61] Many men and women in Pakistan are raised with the beliefs that "sex is a man's right in marriage". [61]
Films about domestic violence, violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can take place in relationships or between former spouses or partners.
Violence against women during the partition of India (1989) Rape during the Kashmir conflict (1989) Ruchika Girhotra case (1990) Aruna Shanbaug case (1973) 1990 Bantala rape case; Priyadarshini Mattoo (1996) Suryanelli rape case (1996) Anjana Mishra rape case (1999) Imrana rape case (2005) Ayesha Miran rape case (2007) Soumya murder case (2011 ...
Purdah is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim (especially South Asian) and Hindu communities; it often requires having women stay indoors, the avoiding of socialization between men and women, and full body covering of women, such as Burqa and hijab. When these rules are violated, including by dressing ...
Honour killing is an act of murder, in which a person is murdered for his or her perceived immoral behaviour. Such "immoral behaviour" may take the form of alleged marital infidelity, refusal to submit to an arranged marriage, demanding a divorce, perceived flirtatious behaviour and being raped.