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9 months ago
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Following the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) became an integral part of the human rights framework. However, despite the lapse of over two decades since Pakistan signed the ICPD Plan of Action, the country’s SRHR[...]
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1 year ago
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Early age marriage of girls is not only violation of their right to education but at the same time girls are deprived of their right to childhood, health and choosing husband of their own choice. It can be considered as a dilemma of our society that a woman is shipped into certain type of traditiona[...]
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1 year ago
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An Overview of Livelihood Patterns and Related Gender Issues in PATA Community of Southern Punjab
AWAZ Foundation Pakistan: Center for Development Services (AWAZCDS), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Multan, commenced a study to have a comprehensive overview of livelihood patterns and[...]
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1 year ago
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Investing and Addressing Reasons for Girls' Dropout from Schools in District Muzaffargarh.
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1 year ago
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According to the ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights, 120 laws currently prevailed in the country are discriminatory on the basis of religion and customs. These require revisions and amendments in the current discriminatory laws and new legislation against inhuman customary practices to make r[...]
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1 year ago
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Hudood Qawaneen, Naqais-o-Tabsira: (Hudood laws, flaws and discussion) is an Urdu publication. The topic focused in this 12 page booklet is very sensitive to be discussed, especially where people have no information about human rights, and very limited knowledge of religion, that comes out from a Mu[...]
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1 year ago
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Over the period of last four years it was observed that the system itself provides the space to the common people but the implementers lack the political will as will as capacity. For example Citizen Community Boards were introduced to ensure the community participation but the process and procedure[...]
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1 year ago
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While the world is moving towards a global economy in which the local economic and industrial Infrastructure is under threat on the one hand for its integration with the global set up while on the other hand the consumption of local human and material resources has been affected and has caused unemp[...]
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1 year ago
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This study was conducted by AWAZCDS-Pakistan to understand the socio-economic and political situation of PATA areas in southern districts of D G Khan and Rajan Pur in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The study was initially conducted in 2005 and it was published in English. I hope your organization [...]
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1 year ago
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Research Study on Extent and Dynamic of Punchayat System and its Impact on Marginalized Communities in Southern Punjab
People in rural communities of Pakistan experience a locally available, non-formal way of justice system, which is called Punchayat / Jirga. It is considered as economical source o[...]
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1 year ago
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A study was conducted by AWAZCDS in March 2008 to assess the quality of water provided by the Water And Sanitation Authority (WASA) through water purification plants. WASA Multan has installed 15 water purification plants in Multan and study carried out by AWAZCDS with the technical support of Pakis[...]
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1 year ago
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A Research Study on State of Water Purification & Filtration Plants & Supply of Clean & Safe Drinking Water to Urban and Semi-Urban Communities of South Punjab. Pakistan is now being considered among Water Stress Countries as the situation is becoming precarious because water availabilit[...]
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