Torture, assault: Relief funds set up for victims of rights violations

A helpline has already been set up under the Human Rights Relief Fund


Our Correspondent September 05, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights has set up four separate funds to help victims of torture and assault, and to prepare a database of human rights violations in Pakistan.

Initially, an amount of Rs150 million has been set aside for Human Rights Relief Fund; Human Rights Revolving Fund; Women in Distress and Detention Fund; and Diyat, Arsh and Daman Fund.

A helpline has already been set up under the Human Rights Relief Fund.

The ministry provides legal aid to victims of human rights violations under this fund.

Human Rights Revolving Fund aims to provide financial help to victims of torture and other crimes.

The funds also aim to improve DNA testing and forensic science laboratories for better investigation in sexual assault cases. Under the Women in Distress and Detention Fund, women prisoners would be provided medical facilities.

The fund will also help in rehabilitating women prisoners.

The ministry would arrange payment of diyat and fines of prisoners who are languishing in jail due to non-payment of diyat and fines.

Victims of domestic violence will also be provided legal and financial aid under the relief fund.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 5th, 2016.

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