End Violence Against Women (EVAW)

  Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread violations of human rights worldwide, globally affecting around one in three women in her lifetime.  It occurs at home, in communities, public spaces, at the workplace and online. Cutting across all distinctions of geography, class or ethnicity, it is firmly grounded in unequal power relations between women and men and reinforced by discriminatory and gender-biased attitudes, norms and practices that both contribute to such violations and allow them to continue unchallenged. Pakistan ranks 130/139 on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2021. Although Pakistan has a comprehensive VAW-related legal framework, substantial efforts are required to ensure effective implementation. Patriarchal norms and gender bias result in women experiencing different forms of VAW. It is reported that 34 per cent of married women have experienced domestic violence by their husband; and 56 per cent of women who experienc...