WITH the enactment of the Domestic Violence against Women (Prevention and Protection) Act in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in January 2021, all four provinces of Pakistan are now equipped with legislation that is instrumental for addressing domestic violence. The new law is a landmark one for the province, and a comprehensive piece of legislation that is expected to play a pivotal role in protecting women, and equipping the duty bearers to dispense justice more effectively and efficiently.
The law has devised effective reporting, gender-sensitive, survivor-centric, quality services and preventive strategies for transformative change in society. The enactment of this act negates the belief that domestic violence is a private matter of any household; it has now become the state’s responsibility to protect women from violence.
Working Women’s Day marked
Peshawar
December 24, 2020
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Social Welfare Department’s BOLO helpline and ACTED jointly hosted an event at women’s shelter home, Darul Aman, to celebrate National Working Women’s Day.
Thee celebration is to acknowledge women’s contributions, especially the economic contributions of women to the country, and to promote their right to have a dignified and respectful working environment.
The event was chaired by Deputy Director Social Welfare Department Khalid Khan and Sahar Khan, project director BOLO Helpline.
A press release said that BOLO helpline is a redressal mechanism established for the victims of gender-based violence (GBV) and persons with disabilities at the Directorate of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment KP.