LAHORE: On the International Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan joined the global call to recognise, protect and promote women’s rights.“Foremost, we demand an.
From Benazir Bhutto to Nazia Hassan: Quotes by Powerful Pakistani Women to Inspire and Empower
Words leave a powerful impact – especially when coming from strong, independent women
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Pakistani women have been fighting for their rights for the longest time. They have done everything, from holding live debates to organizing peaceful marches – women from around the country have been trying to change the dynamics for generations to come. Many were successful in proving their abilities through their actions, as the world watched them. From Benazir Bhutto to Nazia Hassan – women like them continue to inspire and instil change in young minds.
Choosing to challenge gender inequality in Pakistan
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Gender inequality makes its mark early on in life in Pakistan.
We girls wore different clothes to the boys, I was sent to a girls’ school while my brother was sent to a boys’ schools. Although I did not like it, I was told this is the way the world was, and girls and boys have to go to separate institutions.
When I was a young woman commuting for work on public transport, I faced daily sexual harassment.
At the start of my career, in the 1980s, I worked in women’s rights organisations. I joined Women’s Action Forum – an independent forum fighting for women’s rights that started during Zia-ul-Haq’s regime to fight against the repressive laws against women; I also volunteered with War Against Rape in Lahore in 1992 as well as the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. In the 1997-98, I also had the opportunity to manage a UNDP project facilitating women’s mobility in urban Lahore. We brought civil socie
Bangui, Central African Republic, Jul 17, 2018 / 11:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The bishops of the Central African Republic have urged Catholics not to give in to calls for revenge attacks on Muslims, following a surge in violence and the murder of a priest.
The CAR has suffered violence since December 2012, when several bands of mainly Muslim rebel groups formed an alliance, taking the name Seleka, and seized power.
In reaction to the Seleka’s attacks, some Central Africans formed self-defense groups called anti-balaka. Some of these groups, mainly composed of Christians, began attacking Muslims out of revenge, and the conflict took on a sectarian character.