Tag: Child Abuse

A Christian couple in Gujranwala narrates the trauma of their 13-year-old daughter’s alleged forced conversion and marriage with a middle-aged married man already a father of five.

June 15th, 2021; A 15-year-old Christian boy from Fsd was abducted & raped for 5 days. The family has accused Saddar police of delaying filing rape offences in the FIR.

Law enforcement authorities have informed SHC that they have located three persons missing since 2015. Two of them were imprisoned in jails while the third had returned home.

A 15-year-old girl in Gujranwala succumbed to critical injuries during treatment at a hospital after she had been raped. She had been dumped at the hospital by the rapist and his accomplice. For more stories on human rights abuses, keep reading.

While the battle for workers’ rights continues, even though it is late, the new law passed for the Islamabad territory is a step in the right direction.

April 26th, 2021; By Zeenat Shehzadi; FAISALABAD; A 14-year old girl of Jaranwala was kidnapped in December 2020, and raped. The girl was later recovered by the police, but was found to be four-months pregnant by then.

April 24th, 2021; By Ahmed Saeed; LAHORE; A FC soldier accused of sexually abusing a 10 y/o in Hoshab has been handed over to Levies on 5-day judicial remand. According to a Levies official, the accused has confessed of sexually assaulting the boy.

The Sindh Assembly on Friday passed the Sindh Child Protection Authority (Amendment) Act 2021 under which special child courts will be established in all districts in the province. For more news on human rights, keep reading.

April 8th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; 8 children were abused daily in Pakistan last year, states Sahil in its report Cruel Numbers 2020 about statistics on various forms of child sexual abuse reported in newspapers across the country.

Punjab police recovered an abducted 4-year-old girl and arrested her kidnapper from the Mochi Pura area of Kasur within three hours of her disappearance. While the girl has been safely returned to her parents, police are questioning suspect Jamil to ascertain his motive. For more stories on human rights abuses, keep reading.