PESHAWAR
\n The provincial Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Rukhshanda has lauded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for collaborating with civil society efforts to ensure women inheritance rights in the society, adding that \u201cwe need to focus on changing attitudes and mindsets along with educating communities about inheritance laws\u201d.
\nShe made these remarks while addressing a one-day \u201cCreating Space for Women\u2019s Inheritance Rights in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u201cconference at Peshawar.
\nThe conference was held on promoting women\u2019s property and inheritance rights in the newly merged districts.
\nThe event was organized by the Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) in coordination with KP Ombudsperson Secretariat.
\nRukhshanda shed light over the challenges being faced by women while working at different offices.
\nShe applauded the male civil society representatives for spreading the awareness about women\u2019s rights and property\/inheritance in their hujras and other public spaces.
\nShe also reminded the participants that \u201cthe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women\u2019s Property Rights Act\u201d was not only about inheritance but about property of all types.
\nThis Act aims at providing protection to women of their rights of ownership and possession of properties owned by them, ensuring that such rights are not violated by any means of harassment, coercion, force or fraud.
\nRukhshanda Naz highlighted some structural gaps in the law, issues with institutions, and the need for policy level debate.
\nCAMP\u2019s representative Asad Ali shared with participants a short documentary on the importance of issues.
\nHe highlighted that despite the resistance from some quarters, it was encouraging to see the role of local activists and CSOs, and the commitment of communities in taking the message forward.
\nCAMP\u2019s representative informed the participants about the sensitivity of the women\u2019s inheritance rights in some parts of the province and stressed the need for awareness and educating communities to plug the loopholes in achieving the objectives.
\nThe event was attended by lawyers, media, government and NGO representatives and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The provincial Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Rukhshanda has lauded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for collaborating with civil society efforts to ensure women inheritance rights in the society, adding that \u201cwe need to focus on changing attitudes and mindsets along with educating communities about inheritance laws\u201d. She made these remarks while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-286438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n