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Human Rights Day: ‘Rape survivors are assaulted a second time when they seek justice’

December 11, 2015

KARACHI: A rape survivor is invariably assaulted for the second time when she steps out from her home to get justice, said an advocate fighting

Rallies, seminars in Sindh to highlight human rights violations

December 11, 2015

HYDERABAD: Civil society organisations and nationalist parties in parts of Sindh held various programmes to mark the International Human Rights Day on Thursday. In Hyderabad,

End to violence against women: Govt, opposition defeat each other’s resolutions

November 26, 2015

By: Azam Khan ISLAMABAD: As the world marked International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women on Wednesday, the treasury and the opposition in the

Music video on acid violence screened

November 22, 2015

Islamabad – A music video “Saheli” produced to sensitise the public, especially the youth, on acid violence and to generate positive momentum in the public

Woman doused with acid by husband’s first wife

November 19, 2015

By: Sehrish Wasif ISLAMABAD: A woman was allegedly attacked with acid by her husband’s first wife. She was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical