Human rights variations

Question 1

Give an example of a human rights abuses in a post-colonial country

Answer 1

Women in Pakistan

-part of British India until independence in 1947

Slow Progress in improving women’s rights

2nd most gender unequal country

Child marriage and illegal forced marriage common (even though illegal)

Female literacy is only 46% compared to male literacy of 69% (2019)

Honour killings of women are still common in areas of Pakistan; it is often ignored or lightly punished