War Against Rape Explained

War Against Rape (WAR) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Karachi and founded in 1989.[1] [2]

Through 1979–1988 martial law was enacted in Pakistan; this led to the creation of many NGOs, including WAR.[3] The group's mission is to publicize the problem of rape in Pakistan; in a report released in 1992 covering 60 reported case of rape, 20% involved police officers. In 2008 the group claimed that several of its members were assaulted by a religious group as they tried to help a woman who had been gang raped identify her assailants.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mohiuddin, Yasmeen Niaz. Pakistan: A Global Studies Handbook. 2006. ABC-CLIO. 978-1851098019. 1st. 355.
  2. Book: Khalid, R.. Handbook of International Feminisms: Perspectives on Psychology, Women, Culture, and Rights. 2011. Springer. 978-1441998682. 1st. Alexandra Rutherford . Rose Capdevila . Vindhya Undurti . Ingrid Palmary. 136.
  3. Book: Suhail, Kausar. International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide. 2009. Sage. 978-1441998682. 1st. M. Asir Ajmal . Lawrence H. Gerstein . Seung-Ming Alvin Leung . Kathryn L. Norsworthy . P. Paul Heppner. 246.
  4. News: Staff. 20 March 2008. Rape case muddied by claims of 3 parties. Daily Times. Lahore. https://archive.today/20130619234803/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C03%5C20%5Cstory_20-3-2008_pg12_7. live. 19 June 2013. 17 June 2013.

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