Report on violence against women in Pakistan shows stark increase in cases
Mar 11, 2022
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 11 : A report on the violence against women and children in Pakistan shows stark increases in the number of cases.
Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) published a report entitled "State of Violence against Women and Children in Pakistan: District Wise Analysis" to provide accurate data on the prevalence and statistics of violence against women and children, reported Daily Times.
In terms of violence against women and children, the statistics showed dismal results, as there was not only a stark increase in cases from the year 2020 but also a large increase from the first half of the year.
SSDO officially launched the annual report for 2021 on Thursday and presented some key statistics at the National Press Club, Islamabad.
This report is published bi-annually, with data collected via two means: media tracking of Pakistan's six most widely read newspapers (3 in Urdu and 3 in English) and data from the government on officially registered cases with the police by filing Right to Information (RTI) requests, reported Daily Times.
This is the first report of its kind where the data collection is not based on estimates or projections, but through official data gathered from the police in terms of FIRs registered.
