Mamnoon for criminalising domestic violence

Published July 22, 2017
ISLAMABAD: National Commission for Human Rights chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan and Sindh chapter member Anis Haroon present a set of reports to President Mamnoon Hussain here on Friday.—INP
ISLAMABAD: National Commission for Human Rights chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan and Sindh chapter member Anis Haroon present a set of reports to President Mamnoon Hussain here on Friday.—INP

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday called for effective legislation to curb domestic violence and register such incidents as criminal cases.

Talking to retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan, chairman of the National Com­mission for Human Rights, at Aiwan-i-Sadr, he laid stress on the protection of the rights of the marginalised segments. He said the Consti­tution provided full protection to basic rights of all citizens of the country.

He noted that due to measures taken by the government, the situation of human rights was better in Pakistan than most countries in the world.

Published in Dawn, July 22nd, 2017

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