16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
The latest episode of Ranra (Light) focused on the 16 days of activism against gender based violence campaign which is being observed across the globe, from November 25th to December 10th, in order to eliminate violence against women.
Ms. Sana Ijaz, women rights activist, Peshawar, was the guest in the show. She stated that this is celebrated in over 200 countries of the world including Pakistan. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) different programs and seminars are held to create awareness among the people regarding the elimination of gender discrimination. She added that non-government organizations not only highlight different kinds of issues, but also recommends ideas to the government to make better laws.
She further added that the policy for women was made in 2014 and launched in 2015. However steps were not taken to implement it and it only remained on paper. Female lawmaker, Meraj Bibi, and other lawmakers worked on the policy and it was launched again yesterday aiming to protect the social, political, economic, and legal rights of women.
A CRSS correspondent report was also played during the show about the views of people on gender based violence.
Three listeners took part in the program.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students, and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability, and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.