Initiatives taken for transgenders’ welfare
National
February 28, 2021
Islamabad: Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) has taken several initiatives for transgenders right during past year including several awareness workshops, transgenders representation in UN, allocation in government jobs and creating educational institutes for them.
An official document revealed that MoHR has conducted several workshops to raise awareness about the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) 2020. It added that in 2020, Pakistan became the first country in the world to get transgender member in its official delegation to the UN Convention Women Committee in Geneva. Document further revealed that it’s committee to address the stigmatization and marginalized of transgender community MoHR established the first Transgender Protection Centre in collaboration with UNDP. This initiative also created specific government jobs for transgender BPS .
Initiatives taken for welfare of transgenders
Islamabad
February 28, 2021
Islamabad: Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) has taken several initiatives for transgenders right during past year including several awareness workshops, transgenders representation in UN, allocation in government jobs and creating educational institutes for them.
An official document revealed that MoHR has conducted several workshops to raise awareness about the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) 2020. It added that in 2020, Pakistan became the first country in the world to get transgender member in its official delegation to the UN Convention Women Committee in Geneva.
Document further revealed that it’s committee to address the stigmatization and marginalized of transgender community MoHR established the first Transgender Protection Centre in collaboration with UNDP.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet a three-member delegation representing the families of the missing persons in the coming month of March, a statement issued by the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) said.
Human rights ministry issues annual report
Minister Mazari highlights achievements including Zainab Alert Bill
APP
February 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) launched its annual performance report 2020 at an interactive media engagement session held on Monday.
The report highlighted significant initiatives taken to protect and promote the rights of women, children, people with disabilities, transgender women, and other vulnerable population groups.
The report also included chapters on the ministry s progress in projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP); special initiatives launched to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic as well as the engagements of the Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari.
The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) has issued its annual performance report 2020 that highlights its noteworthy initiatives taken to protect and promote