Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratisation

Convention

Parties vow to improve women’s status following WELDD convention

30/09/2014

Leaders from three of Pakistan's political parties said they were committed to improving the status of women and other marginalised groups at a WELDD convention on Peace, Pluralism, and Democratic Norms organised by Shirkat Gah.

Empowering women: ‘Minimum age for marriage should be fixed at 18’

30/09/2014

Participants of a two-day youth conference demanded on Monday legislature set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years for both boys and girls and urged the government to stop child marriages. Shirkat Gah – a women’s resource centre – had organised the National Youth Convention on Peace, Pluralism and Democratic Norms.

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