Horrors of sexual abuse in conflict-stricken FATA

[pak-marine]

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Horrors of sexual abuse in conflict-stricken FATA

Published: December 15, 2011


PESHAWAR:

Kashmala Bibi* says her cousin’s breasts were cut into pieces when five militants walked into their house and saw the woman breastfeeding her child. One of the insurgents then asked the other women around to eat the pieces.

This is one of the many tales of horror recorded in a report titled “Impact of crisis on women and girls in Fata”.
The report, released by human rights organisation “Khwendo Kor” (Sisters’ Home in Pashto) with financial support from UN-women, is based on case studies of women from the tribal belt living in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s IDP camps.
Women in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) are more susceptible to violence and abuse in a post-conflict scenario, whether or not they are part of the conflict, it says.
Another stark revelation made in the report is that women in camps were forced to have sexual intercourse in exchange for food and non-food items. Girls and widows were at greater risk.
The surveys from Nahqai and Jalozai camps further show that women were uncomfortable going to restrooms because there was little privacy as men constantly lurked around.
“A security officer forced me to have sex in exchange for cooking oil and pulses when I was collecting food at the main entrance of the camp,” a 22-year-old woman Nighat* from the Jalozai Camp is quoted as telling the discussion group.

The report claims that there was an increase in honour killings in which women were first raped and since the rape was considered a disgrace to the family, they were later murdered.

Forced marriages, honour killings, exchange of women between tribes and marriages with first cousins resulting in disabilities of offspring have made the women in the tribal areas increasingly dependent. The role of women in society has decreased from 39% to 19%.

Akhunzada Chattan, an MNA from the Bajaur tribal region, says that certain rituals practiced with the veneration of religion have deprived women of their rights.
“In Bajaur, the area that I come from, usury is not something against which the cleric will stand up, but if a woman demands her share of property she is stigmatised as culturally blasphemous,” he says.

The amendments to the Frontier Crimes Regulation have not significantly helped. Even now women first have to go through a jirga to seek justice. The jirga then decides how to proceed. “Women in Fata cannot directly appeal to any court of law,” says Chattan while speaking to The Express Tribune.

Maryam Bibi, the woman behind the project, who belongs to Jani Khel (FR) Bannu, says the findings of the report are based on ground realities. “Although it is hard to digest the facts, this is what the women have to go through. Someone has to speak for change.”
(Read: Safer times)
*Names have been changed to protect privacy
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2011.

[Pukhtoon]

^^^ would you believe they are Muslims ? or even human?

No !!

Death to those people !!

[StormShadow]

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[salmakh84]

^ Would you even believe that article is true? Or just another piece of trash by the lying occupying terrorist pigs & their allies?

Oh, source: Express Tribune.. the most authentic liberal loving *(&*^((*
Report by: khwendokor - Well known US/UK sponsered 'NGO'..

Long live amreeka..

[Patriot]

Well even without sexual abuse we know for a fact that Taliban/TTP/Haqqanis all are basically uneducated a$$holes who don't deserve to be called humans.

[lem34]

^ Would you even believe that article is true? Or just another piece of trash by the lying occupying terrorist pigs & their allies?

Oh, source: Express Tribune.. the most authentic liberal loving *(&*^((*
Report by: khwendokor - Well known US/UK sponsered 'NGO'..


Long live amreeka..

Well US have their own way of life

Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military

[pak-marine]

^^^ would you believe they are Muslims ? or even human?

No !!

Death to those people !!

No wonder why these people are facing such hardships and harshness in life , its their attitude and the way they treat their women

[Doctor09]

they are worst creatures on the face of the earth . they call themselves Muslims but in fact they are not even human beings . they have no link with Muslims and human beings . they are just sick animals

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Damn!! That's cruel!! Animals!!

[GURU DUTT]

No wonder why these people are facing such hardships and harshness in life , its their attitude and the way they treat their women

So True , boss im not a very relegious person myself but my mom told me that in ramayan(lord rams story) there is a verse that says a society which dosent treats its wemen properly will always be sick & poor while a society which gives it wemen there true resoet & teatment will always be honored & will have special revards from the gods & maybe even after whatever western nations did to the world they are still happy because they give the deu respect & rewards to there women though sometimes they tend to go owerboard , Thanks Again .

[Pukhtoon]

No wonder why these people are facing such hardships and harshness in life , its their attitude and the way they treat their women

i Dont no about the cutting breast and bla bla but believe me rest of the news is a propaganda Coz im working there in jalozai camp Pabbi,, Naguman camp.and kababyano Camp warsak road.And our project will be finished on 30th this month.

[Doctor09]

what type of attitude is this ?

[persona_non_grata]

what type of attitude is this ?

Displaying ones ignorance

[A.Muqeet khan]

^ Would you even believe that article is true? Or just another piece of trash by the lying occupying terrorist pigs & their allies?

Oh, source: Express Tribune.. the most authentic liberal loving *(&*^((*
Report by: khwendokor - Well known US/UK sponsered 'NGO'..

Long live amreeka..

yes sir we belive in that source it may be liberal **** but teh news its post is authentic and that was matters

[IceCold]

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Horrors of sexual abuse in conflict-stricken FATA

Published: December 15, 2011


PESHAWAR:

Kashmala Bibi* says her cousin’s breasts were cut into pieces when five militants walked into their house and saw the woman breastfeeding her child. One of the insurgents then asked the other women around to eat the pieces.

I have serious doubts over the accuracy of this article specially after reading the first line.