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We Can End Honour Killing Campaign
(A joint venture of Oxfam GB and Just Peace International Pakistan)
An Oxfam GB Facilitated with Just Peace International Pakistan
South Asia Campaign 2004 - 2011
- Outcome of intensive consultations with stakeholders for country theme over two years
- Extreme form of VAW
- Significant increase in incidence of HK
- Increasingly cases of killing for personal gain justified under banner of ‘honour’
Points to Ponder
- 80% of Pakistani women experience violence within their homes
- Reportedly high incidence of ‘honour’ crimes across the four provinces -1500 @ year (HRCP & other CSOs)
- Lack authentic data on HK
- No protection for those at risk
- Poor reporting systems for actual crimes
'We Can' Goals
- To create a fundamental shift in the attitudes beliefs and behaviors of women and men that support and perpetuate VAW
- To reduce the social acceptance and incidence of HK
- To reduce incidence rate of HK by 30 percent
Reinforcing
- Advocacy efforts on legal reform
- Grassroots empowerment -- programme work
'We Can' Objectives
- To bring together and strengthen civil society entities & local government organisations working on HK issues
- To generate a common and visible stand against HK, shared and projected by civil society and communities
- To influence decision makers to institute, implement and strengthen policies and programmes to protect at-risk groups of women and their families.
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