Peshawar
Miss Rubab Mehdi regional commissioner for protection of women against Harassment at workplace, Peshawar said that “violence against women is not acceptable, nor excusable and neither tolerable anywhere in any community “while addressing a national seminar on 16 days activism campaign to end violence against women and girls held Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Auditorium, department of Archeology , university of Peshawar with the titled of, “ Role of Media in eradication of Gender Balance Violence”. It is the responsibility of media not only to report the harassment of GBV case but also to talks about the solution as well to the survivors.
The Ombudsperson office, the national commission on the status of women and the Provincial commission on the status of women are the institutions where they can seek remedy and will be facilitated added by her.
She insisted that the media should encourage the reporting of GBV cases along with the required process/steps, while keeping in mind the relevant protocols, so that the survivors could be prevent from further harm.
The seminar was organized by the Aurat foundation with the collaboration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the status of women as a series of 16 days activism campaign to eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls, Now!
To encourage the raising of women voices against injustices, violations or deprivation of their due rights, the speakers present in the seminar expressed their views and discussed how media can play role for eradication of violence against women and girls.
On the occasion Mr. Ishfaq Ahmad Deputy Secretary, Social Welfare, Usher & zakat, special Education and women Empowerment, Miss Shabina Ayaz Resident Director Aurat Foundation, Mr. Faiz Ullah khan Chairman of the department of Mass Communication, university of Peshawar, Miss Riffat Shah spokesperson Peshawar Institute of Cardiology, Professor Doctor Kaneez Fatima Haider member of KPCSW, Mr. Ali Imran and Mr. were also the key note speaker.
All the speakers of the seminar highlighted how the media should play it role in eradication of Violence against women and Girls.
A collaborative approach, that combines sensitive reporting together with advocacy, sensitization, and support for media personnel would contribute a lot in public awareness regarding women rights, the relevant laws, which ultimately helpful in elimination of gender-based violence.
