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15 08, 2018

Issue of early child marriages discussed

2018-09-05T19:53:12+00:00

The Marvi Rural Development Organisation (MRDO) organised a multi-stakeholders meeting in Sukkur on the issue of early child marriages in District Khairpur Sindh. The objective of this session was to highlight the overall issues related to child marriages and forced marriages which are taking place in interior Sindh. Speaking on the occasion, speakers said that [...]

15 04, 2014

Linkages between two epidemics- Violence against Women and HIV

2017-04-26T12:35:01+00:00

By Fahmida Iqbal Khan, Community Mobilization & Networking Advisor UNAIDS Country Office for Pakistan and Afghanistan The global literature and research shows that relationship between Violence against Women (VAW) and HIV risk is incontestable, multifaceted, and involves numerous corridors. Violence against women places women and girls at increased risk of HIV both through direct risk [...]