More budget demanded for GBV sensitisation

Islamabad : Parliamentarians and civil society representatives on Wednesday suggested effective legislation, more budgets and mass sensitisation on curtailing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Pakistan.

They were expressing their views at a daylong session organised by Awaz Foundation Pakistan in collaboration with Ujala Network and Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights.

It was also reminded to all political parties and their legislatures that nothing is being asked beyond their commitments made by them in their respective political party manifestoes as well as by the Parliament.

The session with Parliamentarians of National Assembly and Legislative Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) was chaired by Riaz Fatyana and also attended by various Members National and GB Assembly including Shandana Gulzar, Dr. Shazia Soomro, Kishwar Zehra, M. Qasim Butt, M. Sohail, Dilshad Bano, Shams Lone, Nusrat Wahid, Ghazala Saifi,. Zille Huma, Munawara Baloch and many others.

On this occasion, AwazCDS-Pakistan, Ujala Network and Parliamentarian Commission for Human Rights presented a CSOs Charter of Demand for Parliamentarians to take Action and keep promises on ending violence against women and children and ensuring SRHR for all.

The charter expressed concern over the rapid increase in sexual and gender based violence instances against most vulnerable communities including women and children, transgenders, minorities and even people living with disabilities and also over the delays at the end of government towards timely legislations and policy interventions to address SGBV and to ensure SRHR.