During the initial months of this year, there has been a marked escalation in the incidents of abduction, forced marriage, and conversion of young Christian girls in various districts of Punjab province, Pakistan, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, and Sialkot. The visibility of these incidents has increased somewhat due to the exposure […]
On Thursday, April 11, U.N. Human Rights experts issued a call for Pakistan to implement legal reforms in response to the ongoing vulnerability of women and girls from minority faiths to forced marriages and religious conversions. The U.N. special rapporteurs urged Pakistan to increase the legal marriage age for girls to […]
The seventh Annual Cyber Harassment Helpline Report 2023 has unveiled concerning statistics, indicating that the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) helpline receives an average of at least 206 harassment complaints monthly. In the year 2023 alone, approximately 2,473 complaints were registered, with February marking the highest incidence of reports. Since its inception […]