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01-12-2023 Rawalpindi COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY Aurat Foundation with collaboration of District Women Protection Center Rawalpindi commemorated World Aids Day on 1st December, 2023 under sixteen days of activism. The was being attended by social welfare departments, Darul Aaman, kashana, lawyers, victims of GBV and others at District Women Protection Center- Rawalpindi. The program was started with the recitation of holy Quran. Shamaila Tanveer invited Rizwana Bashir in charge district women protection center to welcome all the participants.
Rizwana welcomed all distinguished participants, including young students, lawyers, social workers and AF team. She at the end extended aptitude gratitude to Aurat Foundation for providing another opportunity of getting information and learning. She also talked on aids and the severity of the cases they have been witnessed in last many years.
Shamaila Tanveer from Aurat Foundation led the presentation on Commemoration of 16 days pf activism. She elaborated the importance and reasons to celebrate international days. Taking social issues in account these days emphasize governments for allocate resources and masses to contribute towards betterment of people on the globe she said.
Under 16 days of activism, people unite to commemorate World Aids day to show solidarity with HIV affected people. In Pakistan about 2 million people, women and children are affected by this hurricane disease. It is reportedly increased by over 50 percent in the era of 2010 to 2018 she shared. Unfortunately people facing this disease are stigmatized in the society that makes persons with HIV more vulnerable in the society. In Pakistan we witnessed mismanagement from medical staff and they are proven to be the major vector for the spread of disease.
Shamaila threw light on the fundamental human rights, she spoke about article 25 of constitution of Pakistan, in which all citizens of Pakistan are equal and provide special provision of protection for women and girls added at the end of the presentation. Meanwhile, the assistant director of Dar ul Aman joined the session, he was warmly welcomed by Shamaila Tanveer. The next session was being led by Advocate Bano on pro-women laws
Pakistan is not deprived of laws, we owe world’s one of the best legislation on women, children and minority protection. We need to work on their implication and implementation Advocate Bano said. While talking judicial system of Pakistan she said, there are court proceedings and promptness in hearing issue in Pakistan.
There thousands cases are pending. In most of the cases people die or lose trust on the courts leave hearing. Persons held in fake allegations spends sometimes decades in detentions, they wait long for the decisions.
Punjab protection bill 2016 provides a protection system for effective service delivery to women victims and to create an enabling environment to encourage and facilitate women freely to play their desired role in the society.
Mr. Naeem, Director Bait-ul-Mall, concluded the session and talked about working of Bait-ul-Mall under the Social Welfare Department. He stated that such initiatives should be taken on regular basis to aware the communities as well as other stakeholders to keep them oriented about the importance of cause.
Maqsooda extended thanks to all valuable participants, she talked about gravity of the gender based violence. Effectiveness of legal frameworks is a time taking process but there should be a smooth action plan to achieve the next target of implementation of laws. The event was ended with the serving lunch.
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