Violence Against Women 2007

 

Acid burns

January – December

Documentation Unit

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

 

Reasons for violence

Under 6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

30+

Not        mentioned

Total

cases filed

Death

Family dispute

2

1

 

2

5

4

6

20

8

 

Land dispute

3

 

1

 

1

3

6

14

9

 

Refused to pay dowry

 

 

1

3

2

 

6

12

3

1

Enmity

 

 

 

2

1

4

1

8

2

 

Loan dispute

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

Refused sexual relationship

 

 

 

 

3

 

2

5

1

 

Refused to marry

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

Case filed against husband

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Prevent extra marital affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

Reason not mentioned

 

 

4

4

7

7

9

31

20

1

Total

5

1

7

11

20

19

32

95

43

2

 

 

 

Dowry related violence

January – December

Documentation Unit

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

Nature of violence

 

13-18

19-24

25-30

30+

Not mentioned

Total

Death

Suicide

No. of cases

Physical torture

10

82

67

14

100

273

 

 

46

Acid burn

1

3

2

 

6

12

 

 

3

Expelled from home

1

 

2

 

6

9

 

 

 

Total

12

85

71

14

112

294

 

 

49

Death

8

63

51

9

56

 

187

 

105

Suicide

 

10

4

 

2

 

 

16

6

 

 

 

Violence instigated by Fatwa

January – December

Documentation Unit

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

 

 

 

 

Fatwa

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

Hilla

Lashes

Social Boycott

Physical/Mental Torture

Total

Case filed

Death

Rape

 

1

1

 

2

 

 

Love

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

Premarital pregnancy

 

3

1

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