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HRCP demands release of Aurat March activists detained in Islamabad
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the immediate release of organisers and participants of the Aurat March in Islamabad who were detained by police on International Women's Day.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and gender discrimination against women in Pakistan, highlighting issues ranging from honour killings and forced marriages to workplace harassment and weak legal enforcement.
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Pakistan: Aurat March organisers seek government support amid continued ob
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The organisers stated in an open letter on Instagram that despite six years of trying, their requests for an NOC had been denied, often leading to violence from religious groups, police, and local authorities.
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Plight of children in Pakistan: A dark reality of abuse in Madrassas
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Over the past two decades, Pakistan has witnessed a troubling shift in social development approaches, with an increasing focus on sacralising development to appease Muslim sensibilities.
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Pakistan: Aurat March writes to Pak caretaker PM, asks to stop deportation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The letter written to the premier, jointly by Aurat March Lahore, Aurat March Multan, Aurat March Karachi and Aurat March Islamabad said, "These refugees have been living in Pakistan for decades, escaping a repressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan and are protected under international laws.
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Pakistan: Protests in Sindh as govt fails to rescue victims of abduction
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The organisers of the Minority Rights and Aurat March held their second protest at Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton on Monday to condemn the failure of the police and the caretaker Sindh cabinet in ensuring the recovery of kidnap victims, Sagar Kumar and Priya Kumari, Dawn reported.
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Pak: Ruling coalition comes under fire over 'draconian laws', citizens voi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
People in Pakistan have raised concerns over the ruling coalition's 'draconian laws' as they reflect on how such strict actions by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) restrict civil liberties and free speech, according to Dawn.
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Police brutality during Women's March highlights grim reality of gender-ba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The police lathi-charge on participants of the Aurat (Women's) march in Islamabad (8 March 2023) provides the context for a perusal of the plight of women in Pakistan.
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Women holding rallies for their rights ridiculed in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistani government authorities did not allow the women for holding peaceful rallies until the courts intervened in the matter.
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Pakistan: Activists protest against kidnapping, forced conversions of mino
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Several activists during the event talked about atrocities on females and the apathy shown by the government authorities towards such incidents.
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Harassment, patriarchy and inflation come under fire in Pakistan's "Aurat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Raising voice over the many injustices in society, raising awareness on multiple issues, and standing up for each other, "Hum Aurtein" managed to gather, in no particular order, women, men, transgender persons, workers, peasants, members of minority communities, students and children at the
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Pakistan: Aurat March members demand eradication of poverty, hunger, gende
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The central theme for this year's Aurat March was "Riyasat jawab do, bhook ka hisab do" (State give an answer and be accountable for hunger).
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