Articles with tag: hudood ordinance
Women's Protection Bill is Not Enough
Nuzhat Malik May 2, 2007 interacts: 5Hudood Ordinance enacted in 1979 by a military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq has been an issue in Pakistan. General Zia suspended all fundamental rights guaranteed in the 1973 constitution.
Fight Hudood, Protect Women
Beena Sarwar Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 414Pervez Musharraf’s amendment of Pakistan’s Sharia laws represents only a partial victory against legislation that many have been fighting against for over two decades.
A Journey Through Our Conscience
sajal javid Apr 7, 2005 interacts: 305Up to eighty percent of the thousands of women incarcerated presently in Pakistani jails are facing charges related to the Hudood Ordinance, and most cases involve women being charged with adultery after they have allegedly been raped.
