{"id":55400,"date":"2025-11-25T09:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=55400"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:09:59","slug":"no-excuse-to-online-abuse-female-ambassadors-serving-in-islamabad-gather-to-raise-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/no-excuse-to-online-abuse-female-ambassadors-serving-in-islamabad-gather-to-raise-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"No Excuse to Online Abuse ! Female Ambassadors Serving in Islamabad Gather to Raise Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55402\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Female-Ambassadors-Islamabad-e1764061218190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" \/><strong>Tazeen Akhtar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eight Female ambassadors serving in Islamabad gathered to raise awareness against online abuse of girls and women. They included ambassadors of Bulgaria, Germany, Nepal, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, High Commissioners of India and Rwanda. Male Ambassadors of Austria and Belgium also joined them to express their solidarity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ambassadors marked 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. They highlighted that Online abuse pushes women &amp; girls out of digital spaces. The digital world should offer opportunity, not fear &amp; abuse. They stressed that there was no excuse to online abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Online abuse is a broad term for using the internet to bully, harass, or intimidate others, and includes illegal or harmful activities like cyberstalking, spreading false rumors, or sharing private information. It can also involve more severe criminal acts such as\u00a0cybercrime,\u00a0online fraud, and\u00a0non-consensual image sharing, including the exploitation of children online.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\">Studies show that <b>up to 58 per cent of women and 20 per cent of girls face some form of digital violence<\/b>, though the true scale remains under-reported and insufficiently recognized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The UNITE to End Violence against Women<\/strong> initiative is a multiyear effort to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, launched in 2008 under the leadership of the UN Secretary-General, was created to support the civil society led 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign around the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lBjZ3dOvRx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-xi-calls-on-world-community-to-accelerate-global-efforts-toward-womens-all-round-empowerment\/\">President Xi Calls on World Community to Accelerate Global Efforts toward Women&#8217;s all-round Empowerment<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;President Xi Calls on World Community to Accelerate Global Efforts toward Women&#8217;s all-round Empowerment&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-xi-calls-on-world-community-to-accelerate-global-efforts-toward-womens-all-round-empowerment\/embed\/#?secret=GPVi8mdVq3#?secret=lBjZ3dOvRx\" data-secret=\"lBjZ3dOvRx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Managed by UN Women, UNITE calls on governments, civil society, women\u2019s organizations, young people, the private sector, media, and the UN system to join forces to address the global pandemic of violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>This year, during the 16 Days of Activism, from 25 November to 10 December, UNiTE is drawing attention to the alarming escalation of violence against women under the theme: \u201cEnd digital violence against all women and girls\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The campaign aligns with the broader framework of action to mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55416\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Violeance-e1764088566822.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"254\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xv78j7m x1sy0etr\">#<strong>NoExcuse<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u202fcampaign\u202fcalls<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1- Governments to pass and enforce laws that criminalize digital violence, protect personal information and strengthen tech sector accountability.<\/p>\n<p>2- Tech companies to ensure platform safety, remove harmful content, enforce codes of conduct and publish transparent reports.<\/p>\n<p>3- Donors to invest in feminist organizations working to end violence against women and digital rights advocates.<\/p>\n<p>4- Individuals to speak out, support survivors, and challenge harmful online norms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BhAkSnJQG5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/envoys-of-australia-denmark-mauritious-and-uae-present-credentials-to-president-asif-ali-zardari\/\">Envoys of Australia, Denmark, Mauritious and UAE present credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Envoys of Australia, Denmark, Mauritious and UAE present credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/envoys-of-australia-denmark-mauritious-and-uae-present-credentials-to-president-asif-ali-zardari\/embed\/#?secret=25nMVcTRjU#?secret=BhAkSnJQG5\" data-secret=\"BhAkSnJQG5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>In solidarity under the Secretary-General\u2019s UNiTE campaign this year, we call upon governments, civil society, and technology companies\u00a0<em>inter alia<\/em>\u00a0to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure accountability for perpetrators of online and offline violence through robust, rights-based legislation aligned with digital governance frameworks such as the\u00a0Global Digital Compact;<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen law enforcement and justice systems with enhanced cross-sector and cross-border cooperation;<\/li>\n<li>Guarantee specialized support and comprehensive reparations for all victims and survivors;<\/li>\n<li>Protect and amplify women\u2019s and girls\u2019 voices and leadership online, and build digital literacy and resilience across all sectors;<\/li>\n<li>Embed safety, privacy, and security-by-design principles in all stages of technology development;<\/li>\n<li>Leverage digital tools to address misogyny and promote positive masculinities; and<\/li>\n<li>Secure sustained, flexible, and core funding for women\u2019s and children\u2019s rights organizations to strengthen digital resilience and advocacy efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Discrimination against women and girls, and violence as its gravest manifestation, remains alarmingly high in every sphere of their lives, across physical and digital spaces alike. Each year, 245 million women and girls aged 15 and older experience physical and\/or sexual violence perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>This crisis persists, despite decades of progress in global commitments, the adoption of laws, expanded services, and scaled-up prevention efforts. Together, a growing global backlash and the misuse of rapidly evolving digital technologies are amplifying violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>Its consequences are far-reaching and grave, eroding trust in information systems and contributing to the spread of hate, polarization, anti-rights backlash, and being linked to violent extremism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ILDfahKshH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 March 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 March 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-2025\/embed\/#?secret=dZsAYAXHZ4#?secret=ILDfahKshH\" data-secret=\"ILDfahKshH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-list\">\n<section id=\"99714\" class=\"paragraph--section--basic-text-image\">\n<div class=\"container basic-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 offset-0 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-full-width\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--basic-text-image paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Y6JuXb\">\n<div data-hveid=\"CBwQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjwoL6o-YyRAxVfXUEAHXNzM9IQFSgAegQIHBAA\">\n<div class=\"tF2Cxc\">\n<div class=\"yuRUbf\">\n<div class=\"b8lM7\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tazeen Akhtar Eight Female ambassadors serving in Islamabad gathered to raise awareness against online abuse of girls and women. They included ambassadors of Bulgaria, Germany, Nepal, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, High Commissioners of India and Rwanda. Male Ambassadors of Austria and Belgium also joined them to express their solidarity. 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