Friday, 16 December 2022

Human Rights: Pakistan ranks 123 out of 140 countries

 


This year, International Human Rights Day is being celebrated with the slogan of Freedom, Justice and Dignity. This day is celebrated to commemorate the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. In terms of fundamental rights, this year's "World Justice Project Rule of Law Index" has ranked Pakistan 123rd out of 140 countries with an average score of 0.38. In this list, Sri Lanka is 86th, India is 94th, Afghanistan is 131st, Bangladesh is 135th, while Iran is at the last place in this list with 140th position.


According to the "Global Gender Gap Index Report" of the World Economic Forum, Pakistan ranks 145 out of 146 countries in terms of gender discrimination this year. have faced According to the report presented in the National Assembly this year, more than 63 thousand 367 cases of violence against women have been registered during the last three years.

According to statistics, 3 thousand 987 women were killed and 10 thousand 517 women were victims of sexual violence during the last years. 25 thousand 389 cases related to rape of women were reported in 2019, 23 thousand 789 in 2020 and 14 thousand 189 in 2021. The information received from the National Police Bureau indicates that 11 thousand 160 rape cases were registered in the country during the last three years, of which 4 thousand 637 cases were registered in 2019, 4 thousand 133 cases in 2020 and 2 thousand 390 cases in 2021. have been

Pakistan ranks 125th with a score of 0.40 in providing justice to the public in civil cases. In this list, Iran is 64th, China is 73rd, Sri Lanka is 109th, India is 111th, Bangladesh is 130th, while Afghanistan is at 136th place. Similarly, this year in terms of justice delivery system in criminal cases, Pakistan has reached 97th place from 108th place. Is.

 

This year, Pakistan has improved by 12 ranks in this list. In the same list, China is 69th, Sri Lanka 74th, India 89th, Iran 104th, Bangladesh 120th and Afghanistan is 132nd.

According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law, Pakistan ranks 91st out of 140 countries in terms of obstacles to government powers, while Pakistan's average score is 0.48. If any country is involved in the violation of human rights by force, then India has demonstrated it in Occupied Kashmir.

According to a Kashmir Media Service report published on August 2022 on Human Rights Violations in Occupied Kashmir, three years after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Occupied Kashmir, from August 5, 2019 to August 5, 2022, the Indian occupation forces 662 Kashmiris including 13 women were martyred. 2 thousand 278 Kashmiris were injured by Indian forces. During this period, 38 women became widows and 91 children became orphans.

In this way, the occupying Indian forces destroyed 1 thousand 93 properties in Occupied Kashmir. 17 thousand 993 people were arrested while 125 women were raped. No matter how big and good the economy of any country is, corruption eats it like a termite. In terms of corruption-free government, Pakistan ranks 118th out of 140 countries with an average score of 0.32.

According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, most of the 140 countries in the world have seen a decline in the rule of law in the last five years. This year, the rule of law has declined in 61 percent of the world's countries. 4.4 billion people live in countries where the rule of law is declining. Out of 140 countries in the world, Pakistan ranks 129th with a one percent decrease in the rule of law. In the year 2021, Pakistan's position was 130.

In this ranking, Denmark is first, Norway is second and Finland is third. In this ranking, Sri Lanka is at 74th, India at 77th, China at 95th, Iran at 119th, Bangladesh at 127th and Afghanistan at 138th. In terms of order and security, this year the World Justice Project Rule of Law has ranked Pakistan 139th out of 140 countries with an average score of 0.36.

 

In this list, China is 37th, Iran is 77th, Sri Lanka is 89th, India is 105th, Bangladesh is 110th and Afghanistan is at the last position in this list.

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