Women find peace in the dar ul aman
Escaping the daily violence of their husband or family, the last resort of Pakistani women is to find refuge in the Dar ul Aman, “House of Peace”, and wait for being able to become reintegrated in society.
In Pakistan, around 80 % of women suffer physical, sexual or psychological violence during their married or family life. Trying to escape this domestic violence is often synonym of death. A husband, a brother or a step-brother won’t hesitate to dispense justice themselves, convinced to restore the “honor” of the family.
The women who were able to leave their husband asked for a divorce but are destitute, and can find protection for a while inside a Dar ul Aman.
First created by the Pakistani authorities in 1973, there are 15 Dar ul Aman today, 8 of them in the province of Penjab.