Children riding on a bike with their family wear facemasks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 in Karachi on October 29, 2020. AFP/File
KARACHI: Speakers at a discussion held in connection with International Human Rights Day at a local hotel on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on children’s well-being, and there was an immediate need for the government to take steps to address their needs in the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
The event was organised by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc). Speaking about government efforts for children’s uplift, Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Sindh on Human Rights Veerji Kolhi said approximately 47 per cent of Pakistan’s total population comprised children under the age of 18.
Thar reports suspected suicide of 22-year-old woman whose husband did not let her visit parents
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Friday Dec 11, 2020
There has been an alarming rise in suicide cases in Tharparkar over the last few years. Photo: Reuters
THAR: A suspected suicide of a 22-year-old woman has been reported in Tharparkar, local police said Friday.
The police said the woman’s body was found from a well in Islamkot’s Premaki Dani village.
The woman allegedly jumped into a well near her house after her husband did not allow her to visit her parents, police said.
Her body has been shifted to a taluka hospital in Islamkot where further investigation will be conducted after a post-mortem.
Sindh working to safeguard women: minister on Human Rights Day
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When you talk about human rights, you must talk about women’s rights, according to Sindh Women Development Minister Shehla Raza.
She was speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by the UNDP Pakistan, EU and Sindh Human Rights Department on Human Rights Day.
“To safeguard women, the government of Sindh has adopted The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act that bans physical torture as well as victimization through psychological, economic and social means,” she explained, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected women and children the most. The government is working on prevention through raising awareness, on response through its 1094 helpline and on rehabilitation