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Helpline ‘1099’, website for human rights to be revived soon: Mazari
August 27, 2018

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Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari says helpline “1099”, and a website for human rights, would be revived in a couple of days.

Talking to a private news channel, she said a briefing would be given in next cabinet meeting about laws regarding children rights.

The Minister said government will provide all possible help to resolve problems being faced by Pakistani prisoners languishing in foreign jails.

She said all stakeholders would be taken into confidence regarding missing persons cases.

About violence against women and children, she said legal actions are needed to be taken to curb the menace.

Commenting on violations committed by Indian forces in Occupied Kashmir, she stressed the need to look into the matters of human right violations against Kashmiri people.