Tag: Harassment
Rights Watch | 31st August 2021
The widowed mother of a four-year-old girl has lodged a case at the Saddar Alipur police station in Muzaffargarh against an eight-year-old boy for allegedly raping her daughter.
Rights Watch | August 26th
Bahawalnagar police have booked a 25-year-old man for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl for the last one year.
‘Another painful reminder of women’s lack of safety in public places’
in the aftermath of the terrible incident of harassment and assault at the Greater Iqbal Park, rights organizations have condemned the incident.
Apex court regrets limited definition of harassment in 2010 Act
The SC in its judgment greatly regretted the limited definition of harassment in the 2010 Act, terming it "a myopic piece of legislation" which failed to address harassment in all its manifestations
Rights Watch | February 25th 2021
PTI minority legislators have slammed their party member Aamir Liaquat Husain for using an image of a Hindu deity in a negative light.
Rights Watch | 19th January 2021
Some 400 public and private institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have formed inquiry committees under the purview of the province's workplace harassment laws; two suspects in case pertaining to alleged forced suicide of Dr. Maha refuse to submit DNA samples, stalling inquiry; two cousins have admitted to raping and murdering seven-year-old Momina Larik
SHC issues notice to Ali Zafar on artist’s Rs 500m defamation suit
January 14th, 2021; Bureau Report; LAHORE; The Sindh High Court has issued notice to singer Ali Zafar on a suit claiming Rs 500 million in damages for allegedly tarnishing the reputation of a female artist on social media.
A silenced Meesha Battles Cases Amid Vilification Drive
December 23rd, 2020; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; Apart from the legal challenges, Meesha Shafi faced a targeted vilification campaign on social media, primarily to discredit her harassment claims, say women rights activists.
‘Meesha maligned in FIA challan’: lawyers
Meesha's legal team has reacted to the reporting by FIA that she was held ‘guilty’ saying it is for the court to decide whether she is guilty or not.
“اگر گرفتاری کی ویڈیو نہ بناتا تو لاپتا افراد میں شامل ہوتا” ڈی جے...
دو دن قبل اونچی آواز میں موسیقی سننے اور غیر قانونی اسلحہ رکھنے کے جرم میں گرفتار ہونے والے ڈی جے بٹ کا کہنا...