Voice of America: Violence, Discrimination Against Women Rises in Pakistan Oct 25th 2012, 16:45 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Violence, Discrimination Against Women Rises in Pakistan Oct 25th 2012, 15:39 A local women's rights group in Pakistan says the number of incidents of violence against women in Pakistan has increased at least seven percent over the past year. The impact of violent gender discrimination is being deeply felt in a number of ways in Pakistan. Thousands of women are kidnapped, murdered and raped in Pakistan every year, says Pakistan's Aurat Foundation, a group that monitors media reports for acts of violence against women. According to Aurat's latest ... | | | | |
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