Source: The News
Date: July 22, 2010
If the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s suicide, honour killing and sexual assault numbers are anything to go by, then the human rights situation in the country is alarmingly grim.
Maybe unbelievable for many, the nationwide figures gathered mostly from regional and national newspapers and obtained by ‘The News’ show suicide of 264 people, including 79 women, between May 26 and June 26, murder of 38 people, including 23 women in the name of honour, between May 25 and June 28, and sexual assault on 46 people, including 29 girls or women, between May 26 and June 26.
A glance at suicide cases reveals family disputes or quarrels forced 134 people mostly married ones to end their life, while 34 killed themselves due to poverty. Others committed suicide to relieve them of the distress caused by failure to marry loved one, prolonged unemployment and physical or mental disability.
For details: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=252134
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