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Farzana Bari

Pakistani human rights activist

Farzana Bari (Urdu: فرزانہ باری, born 7 March ) is a Pakistani feminist, human rights activist and academic who served as the director of the Gender Studies Department at Quaid-i-Azam University, IslamabadPakistan.[1][2][3]

Career

Bari is a leading voice on issues of women's rights in Pakistan, with more than twenty five years of academic and professional experience in the field of gender studies.

She holds a Ph.D.

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    • degree in Sociology from University of Sussex, United Kingdom, with a doctoral thesis on "Effects of Employment on the Status of Women within Family." She is also active in policy advice and advocacy on women's economic, political and social empowerment in society. She also did research on "Women’s Substantive Representation in Pakistani Politics."[4][5][6] She is founder of the first gender studies department in any university in Pakistan.[7]

    Feminism/human rights activism

    Farzana Bari is human rights activist who promotes justice and gender equality in Pakistan.[8][9] She militates against the male-dominated system of jirgas[10] and pleads in favor of looser Islamic rules regarding women's rights in Pakistan.[11][12]

    In , Bari estimated that at least eleven million women were not eligible to vote because authorities did not issued them the national identity card numbers.[13] In January , she militated to reopen the Kohistan dancing video case where she claimed that the girls appearing in the video were then murdered after dancing at a wedding.[14][15][16][17][18] In August , she spoke up about the children sex slaves in Hussain Khan Wala Village (Kasu) forced to do sex videos from to [19] In May , she strongly opposed the Islamic council's decision to make it legal for husbands to "slightly" beat up their wives, calling the council "decadent".[20]

    Bari raised her voice against the honor killings of women in Pakistan.[21][22] In October , as the National Assembly of Pakistan outlawed honor killing, Farzana Bari warned that this law could be bypassed as a judge has to decide first and foremost if a homicide is indeed a case of honor killing or not.[23][24][7]

    Politics

    Bari also served as a senior leader and vice president of Awami Workers Party (AWP).

    She joined AWP since it was formed in [25][26][27][28] She was elected as women secretary AWP in party's third central congress held in Lahore on March.[29]

    Articles

    Bari also wrote many articles as a columnist for The Express Tribune and Daily Times Pakistan.[30][31]

    • Women Parliamentarians: Challenging the Frontiers of Politics in Pakistan, March [32]

    References

    1. ^, Naveed Siddiqui (21 October ).

      "Kohistan video case: Girls declared alive by SC had actually been killed, says Bari". .

    2. ^"Discrimination: For women in rural areas, healthcare not a basic right". The Express Tribune. 7 July
    3. ^Welle (), Deutsche (9 November ). "Young Pakistani girls learn to speak up for their rights".

      . DW.

    4. ^"Democracy, the Political and Social Movements in Europe and South Asia: An Intercontextual Dialogue"(PDF). German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
    5. ^"Call for greater role of women in politics". The Express Tribune. 31 August
    6. ^Zakaria, Rafia (21 September ).

      Farzana bari biography of martin lawrence According to the police, the men admitted during interrogation that three of the four women seen in the video had been killed, but retracted their statement when they appeared before a magistrate. If you register for all three days 27, 28, and 29 September , you can avail of a special rate of PKR 10, per person. Bari served as the director of the Gender Studies Department at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, where she also founded the first gender studies department in any Pakistani university. International Viewpoint is published under the responsibility of the Bureau of the Fourth International.

      "The thorny question of quotas". .

    7. ^ ab"Brother found guilty of murdering Pakistani model in 'honor killing'". NBC News.
    8. ^Pakistan Liberation Movement interview with Dr. Farzana Bari. Vimeo. Retrieved 9 March
    9. ^"WDF pays tribute to women who stood up against dictatorship".

      The Nation. 16 February

    10. ^Blind justice: Reforms can make jirgas more representative, , 27 February
    11. ^Pakistan clerics say women don't need to cover upArchived at the Wayback Machine, , 20 October
    12. ^"Decree controversy: Civil society activists seek abolition of CII".

      The Express Tribune. 14 March

    13. ^"Taliban, taboos bar millions of women from Pakistan vote". . 25 April
    14. ^Rights activist Farzana Bari for reopening of Kohistan video case, , 29 January
    15. ^Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (7 April ).

      "SC asks Nadra to verify Kohistan girls' identity". .

    16. ^"Dr. Farzana Bari accuses ANP leaders and KP police for protecting the people behind Kohistan killings".

      Farzana bari biography of martin luther Every effort will be made to ensure a programme of equivalent standard. The promise of ever more austerity and authoritarianism has been rejected by the vast majority of the population. The women in the video, and a young female member of the family who was also at the scene, are believed to have been killed by male relatives for "breaching their honour". Articles by this author 1 The terror of anti-terrorism.

      Daily Times. 2 April

    17. ^Bhatti, Haseeb (2 January ). "Girls in Kohistan video were killed, Supreme Court told". .
    18. ^"Three Sentenced for Years-old 'Honor' Killings".

      Farzana bari biography of martin With over twenty-five years of experience, she has played a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on gender issues in Pakistan. But this scene, filmed in in rural Pakistan, led to chilling consequences. M Ilyas Khan reports from Islamabad. The pair were sent into hiding.

      Newsweek Pakistan. 6 September

    19. ^Luavut Zaid, INTERVIEW: ‘This has gone on for a long, long time’ –Dr Farzana Bari, , 15 August
    20. ^Tim Craig, Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly beat’ their wives, Islamic council says, , 27 May
    21. ^"Pakistani woman's body found by roadside after marriage deal goes awry".

      South China Morning Post. 16 July

    22. ^Raja, Katharine Houreld, Shafait (29 May ).

      Farzana bari biography of martin lewis: Contact us. However they were acquitted by the high court in Hours before his death, Afzal Kohistani told local journalists in Abbottabad that justice was closing in on those responsible for the murders and that he had been warned of an imminent threat to his life. Articles can be reprinted with acknowledgement, and a live link if possible.

      "Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was 'unacceptable'". Reuters.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

    23. ^Pakistan unanimously passes legislation to try to stop 'honor killings', , 6 October
    24. ^"Afzal Kohistani: 'Honour killing' whistleblower shot dead". BBC News.

      7 March

    25. ^"Awami Workers Party: Interim leaders elected for new left party". The Express Tribune. 11 November
    26. ^"The Left way: AWP vows to struggle for 'real' change, egalitarian society". The Express Tribune.

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      32. 28 September

    32. ^"Legitimising Misogyny". Newsline.
    33. ^"Court upholds life sentence for Baba Jan". The Friday Times. 17 June [permanent dead link&#;]
    34. ^Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (14 March ). "AWP vows to strive for socialist society".

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    35. ^", Author at The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune.

      Farzana bari biography of martin short Afzal Kohistani, a brother of the men in the video, has now been killed too. The model and the mullah. ILF reserves the right to change the programme at any time. Her unwavering dedication to challenging oppressive norms and advocating for justice continues to inspire a new generation of activists in the country.

      Retrieved 9 March

    36. ^"Dr Farzana Bari Archives". Daily Times.
    37. ^"Women Parliamentarians". Retrieved 9 March

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