Gender Based Violence Reduction in Pakistan through increased Justice System Capacity: A Research Study

Abstract

Gender-based violence not only remains the issue in the present time; such 
violence is a part of history. People are so biased because of their cultural norms 
and lack of education relating to gender. When a son was born, they were happy 
and proud, but when a daughter was born, they considered it dishonored and 
unhappy. 1400 years ago, if a daughter was born, people would bury her alive. 
Such a high level of bias relating to gender existed in the past. And at the present 
time, gender discrimination also exists in society, and its different impacts arise 
that highlight the different effects on individuals, families, and society at large.
Such violence exists at the workplace, at universities, and even at home. Such 
violence committed by a partner is called intimate partner violence (IPV). [1]
Without giving the rights and dignity of all individuals, regardless of gender, to 
the prohibition of such violence, different constitutional and legal rights of 
women prescribe a reduction of gender-based violence, provide survivors with 
access to justice, and prevent future incidents of such violence. And the 
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- Tahir, Muhammad, Aayesha Rafiq, Musab Yousufi, and Muhammad Kashif Sheikh. 
"Eradicating gender-based violence against female-intimate partner in pakistan: A 
theoretical framework from islamic philosophy." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary 
Studies 10, no. 1 (2021).
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Gender Based Violence Reduction in Pakistan through increased …
government also takes such steps to overcome them, giving awareness to the 
people who faced such violence for their rights and affirming the equal worth and 
dignity of all individuals. In Islam, respecting the rights of individuals without 
any gender discrimination means respecting the rights and dignity of all 
individuals, regardless of gender. The verses of the Quran and hadith provide 
principles of kindness, compassion, and justice in relationships, including the 
treatment of women. They restrain violence and mistreatment, affirming the equal 
rights and dignity of all peoples without any gender discrimination