COVID: Domestic violence cases against Pak women increased
ANI
13 May 2021, 19:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), of Pakistan, reported a rise in domestic violence cases against women due to COVID-19 restrictions. Government should implement laws to protect Pakistani women and children, SSDO said.
Writing in The Nation, Sania Arif revealed the grim reality of Pakistani women who are susceptible to physical abuse within the confined space of their homes. She writes the woes of these helpless women that increased during the nationwide lockdown in Pakistan.
Violence against women has always been a serious issue, but due to honour and culture of our society, it is seldom talked about because it hurts the sentiments of our people. The issue has seen a new spike in recent times due to COVID-19 restrictions, she says.
Domestic violence cases against Pakistani women increased during COVID-19 lockdown ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 14:53 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), of Pakistan, reported a rise in domestic violence cases against women due to COVID-19 restrictions. Government should implement laws to protect Pakistani women and children, SSDO said.
Writing in The Nation, Sania Arif revealed the grim reality of Pakistani women who are susceptible to physical abuse within the confined space of their homes. She writes the woes of these helpless women that increased during the nationwide lockdown in Pakistan.
Violence against women has always been a serious issue, but due to honour and culture of our society, it is seldom talked about because it hurts the sentiments of our people. The issue has seen a new spike in recent times due to COVID-19 restrictions, she says.
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, May 13
Xinhua
13 May 2021, 20:44 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 1000 GMT, May 13. Country Confirmed Cases
‘Govt committed to protect children from all form of violence’
Islamabad
April 27, 2021
Islamabad : Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) organised a seminar on COVID-19 and Elimination of Violence against Children at local hotel in Islamabad on Monday.
The seminar aimed at creating awareness about the rising trends of violence against children during the ongoing pandemic. Participants including Child Rights Activists and parliamentarians agreed that there is a dire need to end Violence Against Children (VAC) in Pakistan.
Highlighting Pakistan’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Riaz Fatyana, Convener National Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs said the safeguarding the children from all forms of violence is a key priority area for the government. He acknowledged that unfortunately Pakistan hasn’t delivered on its international and national commitments towards child rights however the current government is striving to change th
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