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This week You! talks to practicing lawyer, Sara Malkani, regarding the law that protects and prevents . For far too long, impunity, silence and stigma have allowed violence against women to escalate to pandemic proportions. Global estimates by World Health ...

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (HR) has drafted nine laws related to the protection of children from abuse, the rights of minorities, protection against torture and improving legal aid and access to justice over the last three months. In ...

ISLAMABAD: Other than implementing laws, there is a need to change the society’s mindset to combat harassment, Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari said on Friday. “Our ministry is working on creating awareness about the laws, especially for people who ...

LAHORE: Socio-cultural biases against women where the patriarchy is deeply rooted and is a barrier to the socio-economic development of women. The gender based attitude is continuously prevailing in society. More than 10,000 women fall victim to violence every year; ...

LAHORE: The inquiry report of the alleged rape of a woman during an operation at the Services Hospital has been issued on Tuesday. The inquiry committee, formed on the orders of Punjab Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid, issued the report. The health ...