'Honour Killings' in Pakistan and Compliance of ... - Aurat Foundation

8. Recommendations
There are a number of recommendations to be made. These have been
noted below.
Recommendations regarding the law have already been shared earlier.
In terms of evaluating a proper and complete impact of the law, there
needs to be greater access to the courts. A study like this one can examine
how many people were charged, how many were arrested etc., but due to
the lack of proper police records, or accurate information regarding the
end result of the registered cases, without accessing the data available in
the court many questions will remain unanswered. It is only then that
questions such as: How many accused were brought before the court
How many of them were convicted What were the arguments of the
court etc. be answered. In order to arrive at a proper understanding of the
whole issue, it is vital to conduct a similar and corresponding study
through the courts.
Also, a standardised format for registering FIRs must be decided upon. It
should include questions specifically relating to honour killings as well as
domestic violence and any or all other forms of violence against women.
There is a need for major education and awareness about the issue and the
law. Clearly, current methods have not resulted in the information being
spread far and wide. Media plays an important role, and not just to report
the latest honour killing, but also providing details about the law and its
implications. Children, especially, but also adults, need to be educated
about honour killings on some forum or the other. The State needs to take
a stronger role to ensure dissemination of information. One suggestion
relating to the police could be that the police should hold a meeting with
the community every week to discuss different communal issues and
different laws.
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