Humanity At Its Worst
The Dawn, Pakistan
January 19, 2006
By Shehar Bano Khan
In a country where barbaric traditions of honour killings and vani prevail, existence of bonded labour is accepted as a cultural norm. Accountability at the official level for violating the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act remains almost negligible, and at the public level, awareness about its legality continues to be minimal, writes Shehar Bano Khan
If there is consistency to be found in Pakistan it is in the determination of the state to violate international covenants and local laws. It seems laws are usually made here to become part of the legal system or, better still, to be breached with impunity. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, enacted in 1992, is among the many forsaken acts upholding the tradition of making and breaking laws with impunity.
In a country where barbaric traditions of honour killings and vani prevail, existence of bonded labour is accepted as a cultural norm. Accountability at the official level for violating the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act remains almost negligible, and at the public level, awareness about its legality continues to be minimal.
By Shehar Bano Khan
In a country where barbaric traditions of honour killings and vani prevail, existence of bonded labour is accepted as a cultural norm. Accountability at the official level for violating the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act remains almost negligible, and at the public level, awareness about its legality continues to be minimal, writes Shehar Bano Khan
If there is consistency to be found in Pakistan it is in the determination of the state to violate international covenants and local laws. It seems laws are usually made here to become part of the legal system or, better still, to be breached with impunity. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, enacted in 1992, is among the many forsaken acts upholding the tradition of making and breaking laws with impunity.
In a country where barbaric traditions of honour killings and vani prevail, existence of bonded labour is accepted as a cultural norm. Accountability at the official level for violating the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act remains almost negligible, and at the public level, awareness about its legality continues to be minimal.
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