Gender-based violence (GBV) covers domestic violence, sexual violence, psychological abuse, economic abuse, stalking, early forced marriages, forced pregnancy, trafficking, cybercrime, and other specific harmful practices including cutting or biting any part of body. These are deep-rooted societal issues that undermine the dignity,
A court has dismissed the bail application of a man in a case pertaining to alleged abduction of a teenage girl from Karachi. Azhar Ali was booked for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old girl from Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal and trafficking her to Naushehro Feroze
HYDERABAD: The inaugural ceremony of an awareness campaign to get the Sindhi language recognised as national language was organized by the Sindhi Language Authority on 31-January-2025 The campaign will run from February 1 to February 28. Speaking at the event, a senior
An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her brother for marrying of her own free will. The incident took place in the Banaras’s Bukhari Colony locality in Orangi Town. According to police, the woman was killed when she came to her earlier
KARACHI: Teachers representing the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (Fapuasa) on 15th January announced that they would suspend teaching activities on all campuses across the province from 16th January (today) in protest over several government decisions including a plan
KARACHI: The Sindh government has released Rs20 million in humanitarian aid for the people affected by recent violence in Parachinar in Kurram district. An official said that the provincial government had selected the Sindh branch of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for the
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate granted bail to five members of a family including a man accused of detaining his daughter and shaving her head as punishment for wanting to marry of her own free will. The investigating officer (IO) presented the victim’s father,
KARACHI: A young nurse was rescued by police from the alleged wrongful confinement by her paternal family, who had shaved her head as a punishment for wanting to marry of her own free will, officials said on 22nd December. Quaidabad SHO Farasat
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) tackles the persistent issue of domestic violence in Sindh province, through the roadmap “From Enactment to Implementation: Recommendations for Addressing Domestic Violence in Sindh.” This publication, part of the Sindh Human Rights Commission’s research products, aims
In a celebration of World Children’s Day, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 23-November-2024 led an awareness walk with children, parents, community leaders, NGO representatives and government officials aimed at emphasising the importance of children’s rights and the shared responsibility