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On 12 February 1983, a women's march was held in Lahore, Pakistan.The march was led by the Women's Action Forum (WAF) and the Punjab Women Lawyers Association. It assembled at Mall Road in Lahore to proceed toward the Lahore High Court in Pakistan to protest against the discriminatory Law of Evidence and other Hudood Ordinances.
Mera Jism Meri Marzi (Urdu: میرا جسم میری مرضی; lit. ' My body, my choice ') is a slogan used by feminists in Pakistan to demand bodily autonomy and protest gender-based violence. [1] The slogan was popularized during the Aurat March in Pakistan, which has been observed on International Women's Day since 2018.
The Aurat Azadi March (Urdu: عورت آزادی مارچ, lit. 'Women's Emancipation March') was started in 2018 [1] in Pakistan by members of Women Democratic Front [2] [3] (socialist-feminist organization), other organizations like Women's Action Forum (Women's rights organization), Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls alliance, Young Teachers Association, Home-Based Women ...
Marchers holding placards during Aurat March 2020. The Aurat March (Urdu: عورت مارچ, lit. ' Women's March ') is an annual socio-political demonstration in Pakistani cities such as Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Islamabad to observe International Women's Day.
The demonstration was inspired by South Korea’s “4B” movement against gender-based violence where some women in that country have vowed to follow the four “no’s” — no sex, no dating ...
The belief that women would vote as a block, a widespread fear during the suffrage movement, was proven wrong with the development of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform. There were also many women who joined auxiliary groups to fight alongside their husbands or other male relations against the Eighteenth Amendment.
The history of protests in Pakistan dates back to its establishment as an independent nation for India's Muslim population in 1947. Since then, Pakistan has seen a multitude of protests and uprisings, serving as a reflection of the various political, social, and economic challenges it has encountered throughout its history.
Women from a university in Madhya Pradesh, India, have taken part in a new protest against men who have beards - because of the chafing caused when they kiss. Wearing beard wigs and holding ...