Pakistan Women

Pakistan court sentences two men to death in highway gang rape case

The attack and the subsequent demands for better protection of women prompted the government to introduce new legislation, including the establishment of special courts to speed up rape trials and the chemical castration of serial rapists.

Militants ambush and kill women activists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

The victims were from Sabawoon, a non-profit charity that provides training to women on how to run a business from home and works to create gender rights awareness.