Participants:
Dr. Asha Bedar – clinical psychologist whose work focuses on issues of gender and violence against women and children
Sarah Zaman – feminist activist and researcher, who focuses on sexual and gender-based violence
Asiya Munir – advocate of the High Court and works with War Against Rape and Legal Aid Foundation
Nazish Brohi – social and development sector researcher, working on issues around gender, violence, conflict, and democratisation
Maliha Zia Lari – human rights lawyer and the associate director at Legal Aid Society
Summary:
The gang-rape in Lahore, reactions, existing laws, problems with prosecuting cases, psycho-social trauma, responses such as public hangings and castration, what actually needs to be done institutionally.
Watch the complete discussion here.
