850 Complaints Lodges In Ministry Of HR Regarding Online Women Harassment
Muhammad Irfan Published June 25, 2019 | 01:50 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Jun, 2019 ) :A total of 850 complaints were lodged regarding online women harassment in 2018 said an official Ministry of Human Rights here on Tuesday.
���������������������������������������� �������� According to an official, over 60 percent women across the country have witnessed or affected from any form of abuse through internet or social media services.���������������� She also said�that�there was dire need to strengthen digital education with the aim of creating awareness about online safety in order to get rid from online harassment.
��������������������������������������������������� ���� As many as 85 percent women said abuse was mostly hurled by seemingly fake accounts adding that 35 percent of women witnessed the most abuse on face book, she added.
� She said that social media in country's landscape is dominated by males as 77 percent of males were using facebook accounts compared to 23 percent of females.� � She added that every second woman faces serious threats including blackmailing online harassment which have serious and long- term repercussions on mental health,it added.�� ��������������������� She also said that Ministry of Human Rights making considerable efforts to dealing with online harassment along with awareness campaigns.
�����������She also said that arrest and prosecution for online expression and torture and sexual violence remains a pressing problem.
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