Browsing: Domestic Abuse

The ex-wife of Feroze Khan filed medical and MLO reports with bruises and other scars in the family court, and the information was shared on social media.

In a ground-breaking move for Pakistan, the National Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a bill banning all forms of corporal punishment in Islamabad.

A mother of two young daughters was allegedly tortured to death by her in-laws in Gujjarpura area for not being able to give birth to a male child.

One of the problems that is very highlighted and prominent is domestic violence against women. Aggressive behavior at home isn’t just physical, yet verbal and mental as well.

The Ministry of Human Rights Pakistan has started a free, nationwide helpline to report domestic abuse cases, in an attempt to end violence against women.

Earlier this week, Pakistan faced another one of its horrendous child sexual abuse cases that resulted in the tragic death of a young girl, Marwah.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) launches a mobile app to register abuse against women, children and transgender, along with a website. This is the first application of this kind to be launched in KPK, and is available in eight languages including, but not limiting to, Urdu, English, Pashto, Chinese and Arabic.

Rihanna has donated $2.1 million to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles to assist victims of domestic abuse impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.