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Sindhi Women, Children's Rights Crisis Exposed at UNHRC Geneva
- •Human rights violations against women and girls in Sindh, including child and forced marriages, were highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
- •The side event, titled ‘Child Enforced Marriage as a Gender-Based Violence,’ focused on the rights of women and children and cases from communities in Pakistan.
- •Speakers included the UN Special Rapporteur on sexual exploitation of children and representatives from the Working Group on Violence Against Women and Girls.
- •Alejandra Martinez Otero of Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) stated the event aimed to bring light to the persecution of communities like the Sindhi and Baloch in Pakistan.
- •Dr. Shagufta Kandhro, a women’s rights activist from Sindh, urged the UNHRC to take action against the state to protect human rights, especially concerning early and child marriages.
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The issue of child and forced marriages, alongside human rights violations against women and girls in Sindh, was brought to light at a side event during the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
The side event was coordinated by Alejandra Martinez Otero of Global Human Rights Defence, with speakers including the UN Special Rapporteur on the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, representatives of the Working Group on Violence Against Women and Girls, women's rights activist Dr Shagufta Kandhro, and members of the Sindhi community.
Activists such as Dr Shagufta Kandhro urged the UNHRC to take action against the state to protect women's and children's human rights, with speakers calling for greater international attention and protection in cases involving early and child marriages.
