Senate passes law against child abuse
March 12, 2016
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed on Friday a bill that criminalises sexual assault against minors and child pornography and trafficking. The amendment to the penal code,
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Kasur child abuse scandal: Punjab govt makes no headway on suggestions, says NCHR
March 6, 2016
By Riazul Haq ISLAMABAD: Five months have passed since the release of the infamous Kasur child pornography scandal report, but the Punjab government has yet
Police save two minor girls from Vani in Rahim Yar Khan
March 5, 2016
BY MALIK IRFANUL HAQ RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police have rescued a nine-year-old girl from being given as Vani, arresting four members of Panchayat and booking
‘Women prisoners in Haripur vulnerable to assault’
February 27, 2016
By; IFTIKHAR A. KHAN ISLAMABAD: Women prisoners housed in Haripur Central Jail are residing near the male prison, making them vulnerable to sexual violence in
Security demanded for people who are transgender
February 9, 2016
PESHAWAR: Social activists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have demanded the government provide security to people who are transgender as they are receiving death threats from unknown quarters.
Minor girl found dead in wedding hall tank was raped, confirms medical report
February 5, 2016
By Rabia Ali KARACHI: A medical report confirmed on Thursday that the five-year-old found dead inside a water tank in Orangi Town earlier this week,
From stigmatisation to inaction: Protection of Women Act 2006 brings no relief to rape victims
February 1, 2016
By Riaz Ahmad PESHAWAR: For decades, human rights activists attacked the Hudood Ordinance 1979 for its treatment of rape victims. This ordinance was introduced by
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