Tag: Nighat Dad

Ali Zafar concludes testimony, claims all accusers well acquainted with Nighat...

LAHORE: Ali Zafar completed his testimony today on the second day in the Lahore session court. In what was a grueling five-hour long session,...

Digital Rights Foundation launches legal portal ‘Ab Aur Nahin’

LAHORE: The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has launched a pro bono online portal for women seeking legal representation and psychological counselling in cases of harassment...

Nighat Dad becomes member of global panel focusing on digital, human...

Pakistani Digital Rights activist and Founder of Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) Nighat Dad has become a member of a 25-person panel from 18 countries with...

Nighat Dad becomes member of global panel

Activist and Digital Rights Foundation Founder Nighat Dad has become a member of an international panel charged with the responsibility to draft an international declaration on...

Privacy breach fears loom over Punjab Safe City Project

Digital rights activist says no policy in place to ensure protection of citizens’ data PSCA officials say data ‘absolutely secure’ per global security...

Victim shaming, burden of proof in sexual harassment cases

Nighat Dad says law has failed victims of sexual abuse which is why they use social media to speak up LAHORE: Sexual harassment, abuse...

Nighat Dad named only Pakistani in WEF’s young global leaders list

--The digital rights activist features in 2018 list of 100 individuals under the age of 40 LAHORE: Nighat Dad was named the only Pakistani to...

Consent of a woman

Aasma Rani, a third-year MBBS student at Abbottabad Medical College, was shot dead in her hometown of Kohat on Jan 29. She was shot thrice...

Govt urged to address online harassment of female journalists, activists

If a woman’s picture is photoshopped in a way that is deemed offensive, the blame will always be hers and she will be perceived as someone having a ‘bad’ character.