Authorities urged to end violence against women

LAHORE:A seminar on 16 days of activism on the issue of "End Economic Exploitation and violence against women Domestic Workers" was conducted by Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE) at Lahore Press Club on Thursday.

The domestic workers highlighted their problems in the moot and demanded an end to sexual harassment against women and girls. WISE programme manager Amna Afzal shared data of 4,329 rape and 209 gang rape cases that were reported in Punjab. Amna Afzal said 197 women were killed in the name of honour in Punjab and 16 honour killings cases were reported from Faisalabad.

WISE executive director Bushra Khaliq said violence against women is not only a women's rights issue, but also a human rights issue. Bushra advised women to unite against the violence against women. She demanded equal wages for media workers and respect for women. Bushra termed the law of domestic workers 2019 a revolutionary step saying after this law domestic worker take it pride that they are domestic workers. Aima Mahmood, Labour rights activist, said women are united against violence now. She resolved to fight against any kind of violence in homes and at workplace as well. She urged the government to stop honour killings.