Experience sharing seminar on Women rights.
CHITRAL: A one-day seminar on experience sharing regarding women and human rights held here in a local hotel organized by easy & Equitable Access to Justice Program Chitral funded by TROCAIRE Ireland. Tehsil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmad Khan was chief guest on the occasion while the ceremony was presided over by Maulana Khaleequz Zaman Khateeb Shahi Masjid Chitral. The workshop was started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. Niaz Ali Shah Chairman Board of Directors, Legal Awareness Program for Human Rights (LAPH) briefed the stakeholders in his presentation regarding issues, challenges and social status of women folk in present society. Niaz A Niazi briefed the participants regarding women rights on legal point of view. Dr. Saleema Hassan Gynecologist and member Board of Director LAPH said that women are not accepting from the first day of their birth. She said that often parent expressed their dislike in case of delivery of their daughters which is not justified. She said male and female should equally be treated by their parents because of having equal rights. She requested for discouraging marriage of girls in very young age who are not mature mentally and physically.
Tehsil Nazim Sartaj Ahamd Khan emphasized on stake holders to streamline and frame a joint strategy for protection of women rights by involving of all stake holders including religious scholars and women forums. He said education is the only stair for women to participate in development of the country and to save them from discriminating by any one and frustations. He stressed upon all stakeholders especially women activist to must visit different schools and colleges and aware female regarding their basic rights and duty. He said awareness campaign is must for protecting their rights. He said lack of opportunities in employment non-availability of training and skill development centers for women folk frustrated them and that is why suicide ratio in women is on high scale at Chitral. He appeals all NGOs working in Chitral for concentrated and integrated work on these issues and to convey a message to all women folk so as to minimize their frustrations and suicide cases with proper coordination with all stakeholders. He also demanded for a women reporting counter at each police station or at least at sub Division and district level where oppressed and aggrieved women could register their complaints easily and without any hesitation.
Khateeb Shahi Mosque Khaleequz Zaman said that Islam has already bestowed their real status and rights some 1400 years ago as comparative than other religious. He said that there is no chance of violation of women rights in Islam if it was implemented in its real shape. He said this is black propaganda of western people that Islam and Muslims have besieged women folk and confined them in their houses. He said western are exploiting women in pretext of freedom. He said women have distinguished status in Islamic history like the first person was also a woman. A question answer session was also held. At last Chairman BoD Niaz Ali Shah thanked all stakeholders. A large number of male and women folk comprising representing different women forums participated in the seminar. Syed Akram Shah performed as stage secretary.
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