Islamabad mourns Hina Javed and rise of femicide in Pakistan at candlelight vigil

A candlelight vigil was held in Islamabad to mourn the death of Hina Javed, whose body was found in her Rawalpindi apartment last week with signs of torture. According to the police, her husband and a domestic worker have been arrested.

The vigil, attended largely by women, called for an end to femicide in Pakistan and demanded justice for Javed. Speakers addressed the gathering, making several demands including better legislation to prevent domestic violence and an end to a culture of impunity for perpetrators of violence.

Participants lit candles and placed flowers next to pictures of Javed, chanting slogans for justice. Javed's cousin, Sarah Afreen Malik, expressed her family's grief, stating that they would never recover from the loss. Another cousin, Sabah Bano Malik, urged Pakistan to declare gender-based violence an active femicide and allocate resources to address it.

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