Document #1000373

HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)

Proposed Reforms to Hudood Laws Fall Short

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/09/06/pakist14124.htm

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ecoi.net description:
Proposed amendments to Hudood Ordinances – set of laws that, among other things, criminalize adultery and non-marital sex, including rape – grossly inadequate and fall far short of the reform required to end legalized discrimination and deter violence against women
Country:
Pakistan
Source:
HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)
Original link:
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/09/06/pakist14124.htm
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
6 September 2006
Document ID:
1000373 (former ID 55849)

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