Sexual violence in schools

The unsettling case involving the alleged rape and blackmail of women staffers by the principal of a private school in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed has unveiled the harsh reality that sexual vio­lence can permeate the very institutions that should be safe havens for learning

Media fellowship on GBV, child marriage opens

KARACHI: The official launch of the second National Media Fellowship (NMF), an innovative step aimed at addressing and raising awareness about the pressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and child marriages in society, was held on Wednesday. At least 40 mid-career and senior

Preventing 17,435 daily arrivals

It requires neither a prophecy nor mathematics to understand that Pakistan is doomed to sink under the weight of its own population. Any steps towards progress or reform in Pakistan are akin to building sandcastles on the beach — only to be

Understanding tribal conflict

LAST week, the Women Action Forum (WAF) held an event in Karachi on the impact of tribal conflict in Sindh. While Sindhi media regularly reports incidents of violence, the mainstream press covers murders of prominent persons from time to time. The murder

Diagnostic Study of Nikkahnamas in Punjab

This report is a comprehensive research study, conducted by the Centre for Human Rights and Musawi Private Limited, in collaboration with the National Commission for Human Rights and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative to evaluate the current state of