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Over 100 women a year are disfigured in Pakistan

Over 100 women a year are disfigured in Pakistan

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This petition has been created by Jim D. and may not represent the views of the Avaaz community.
Jim D.
started this petition to
President of Pakistan
If you sign the belief that violence against women is a crime:

-Act upon your conviction and stop violence against women in your day to day life
-Talk to your friends, family and community members to end violence against women
-Be a change agent and an Ambassador for women's rights
-Denounce domestic violence, rape and sexual harassment as an abuse and an outrage to women, girls, their family and the whole society
-Hold your government accountable for punishing violence against women and for stopping impunity

“Over 100 women a year are disfigured in Pakistan – most of the acid attacks are committed by their husbands who are punished for their so called bad behavior.

The victims receive looks of scorn and criticism in the streets. In the Pakistani society, if a woman has a disfigured face, it is automatically assumed they did something wrong.

Sabira Sultana, (Second woman in the top frame) was attacked by her husband for dowry disagreement and that the family should have paid at the time of their marriage, and another women named Shamin Akhtar(she may or may not be present in this picture) from Pakistan who was raped by a gang when she was just 17, was punished for “dishonor” by being attacked with acid.”

We are kidding ourselves if we think we are evolved as a species. Not even an animal sinks this low.

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