The Sindh Government has made significant strides in advancing human rights by enacting laws safeguarding children, workers, and reproductive health rights, including the Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015. Sindh’s alignment with international human rights standards and the unanimous approval of
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on 11 July 2024 directed the provincial inspector general of police to post newly recruited law graduates in the investigation teams of all police stations in Karachi as investigation officers (IOs). During a hearing of the bail
KARACHI: It was `a dream come true` for inmates as they donned graduation gowns at the convocation ceremony held at the Central Prison Karachi to receive certificates after completion of various courses. On 27 June 2024, the Central Prison Karachi in collaboration
KARACHI: As countries observe World Day Against Child Labour on Wednesday (today), government officials, rights activists, members of civil society and other stakeholders asked the government and employers on Tuesday to take collective measures to eliminate the menace of child labour from
ISLAMABAD: Mortality rates associated with critical illness in children at Sindh government hospitals stand at 1.2pc, compared to the average of 6.3pc across 46 sites in 19 low-income countries, the latest research conducted by a US-based global health network regarding quality of
KARACHI: Condition of women workers and peasants in rural Sindh remains precarious despite existence on paper of various laws aimed at addressing their issues as there is a notable gap in the implementation of laws on women and gender inequality persists in
KARACHI: The Sindh government and Unicef on 16 May 2024 agreed to launch a child protection programme to reduce child rights violations and harmful traditional practices. A statement issued from CM House said that Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Unicef
MITHI: As many as 80 girls were gifted bicycles at Government High School Malanhore Veena on 15 May 2024 under “Pedaling Towards Education” project. The bicycles were handed over at a ceremony organised by the Thar Education Alliance in collaboration with Indigo
KARACHl: Police on 15 May 2024 said that they were treating the suspected suicide of a teenage domestic help in a DHA house on May 12 as a rape and murder case. The 17-year-old girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan
KARACHI: The Sindh government on 22nd launched two more routes of the womenonly Pink Bus Service and announced that female passengers could avail the facility free of cost for a period of two months. Of the two new routes, one would connect