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| Forced marriages, domestic violence: Pledge to set up centres for complaints against depts |
| 2013-05-31 |
| [Dawn] Speakers at a seminar on 'Rights of women and complaints redressal mechanism' on Wednesday underscored the need for sensitizing communities regarding rights of women who, they said, were still considered vulnerable section of society. Addressing the seminar and workshop organised in a local hotel by the regional ombudsman office, they supported women's empowerment and their participation in decision-making for development of society. Speakers included Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik, Sindh ombudsman's secretariat secretary Mohammad Saleh Farooqui, media house owner Ghulam Nabi Morai, women's rights activist Amar Sindhu, Waheeda Mahesar and Rafiq Chandio from Szabist, Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) Hyderabad president Nisar Durrani and Akram Saeed. |
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