A total of 3,171 complaints of gender violence (TFGBV) were provided by technology throughout the country in 2024, the Digital Right Foundation Foundation (DRF) said on Thursday in a press release.
A large number of women in the country in all groups and age classes continue to face violence and support sexual, mental and physical abuse despite the improvements in education, according to a 2023 report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The growing number of such cases shows that society is not yet running without safeguarding women.
According to the eighth annual report of the Foundation, the aid line received a total of 3,171 complaints from all over the country only in 2024.
The Help Line addresses TFGBV and other online damage throughout the week, from 9 am to 5 pm, “with holistic support services that prioritize gender sensitivity, confidentiality, accessibility and psychosocial well -being,” said the press release.
According to the report, the largest number of calls received by the Foundation was in May, a total of 386 reports. March and July also had a greater number of cases reported, with 312 and 354, respectively.
Cybernetic harassment was the most reported case, with a total number of 2,741, according to the report, of which only 36 percent of the “cases originated in cities where a federal investigation agency wing of cyber crime is operational.”
Journalists and minorities were also attacked, with a total number of 121 and 124 cases, respectively, informed.
Adults between the ages of 18 and 30 were the most directed group according to age, with a total of 1,774 cases reported.
According to the report, Punjab continued to inform the greatest number of cases, 2,277, reflecting both the largest population in the province and the greatest awareness of the aid line.
Sindh reported the second largest number of cases with a total of 301.
In terms of the breakdown of cases by gender, according to the report, women reported a total of 1,772 cases, while men reported 1,365 cases.
According to the press release, the aid line received an average of 264 new cases each month.
He said: “Since survivors face considerable logistics, financial and cultural barriers when seeking repair, and even more surviving women, this lack of accessibility must be addressed to guarantee equitable access to justice.”
He highlighted the evolutionary nature of digital threats between the population and the security regime that is poorly equipped to navigate them.
The executive director of DRF, Nighat Dad, said it corresponded to the State and platforms to address the AI -related damages in a responsible way to create safer online spaces: “At a time when AI and automation are acclaimed as the future, it is important to remember that confidence, security and digital safety are deeply contextual.”
“Cultural nuances, emotional intelligence and experienced experience cannot be programmed. Technology companies and state actors must recognize the limits of automation, this is not a space for reducing costs at the expense of human security,” said Dad in the press release.
The data indicated that women went disproportionately through non -consensual intimate images (NCII) and images -based abuse (IBA), “with 85 pieces of cases of NCII and 81pc of cases of registered cases addressed to women to coercir, blackmail or inflict reputational damage.”
“The report also highlighted an alarming 51pc jump in cases involving children and young people under 18 this year compared to cases in 2023,” said the press release.
According to the manager of the aid line, Hyra Basit, “certain communities and professions are disproportionately vulnerable to coordinated digital hate campaigns, doxxxing, harassment and misogynist abuse, but these groups often lack institutional protection, which makes the role of the digital security aid line more and more critical.”
The report recommended to those in charge of formulating policies that “adopt consistency and clarity by introducing changes in the legislation and application of PCA; invest in digital literacy initiatives to address TFGBV; unite the digital gender division to allow women to access the Internet freely; integrate gender sensitive training for laws;
In his recommendation to Lea, the press release requested it that it includes “improving accessibility, increasing financial and technical capacity, guaranteeing the confidentiality of survivors, implementing a case monitoring system and providing very necessary psychological support services.”
According to a report of ‘Gender Violence (GBV) 2024’ published by the Sustainable Social Development Organization, the rates of condemnation of gender violence in Pakistan were extremely low.
In Punjab, cases of domestic violence were located in 1,167, with only three convictions, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa totaled 446 cases of domestic violence, but no convictions were recorded.
Sindh registered 375 cases of domestic violence, but justice was not served in terms of convictions.
Baluchistan had the greatest count of convictions between all provinces for the category, with 25 sentences of 160 cases.
