MoHR Spends�Rs 20 Mln In Year 2019-2020 On Awareness Campaign About Human Rights

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jul, 2020 ) :Ministry of Human Rights (Mohr) has spended Rs 20 million on Human Rights Awareness Campaigns in year 2019-2020, aiming to increase people's understanding about their rights enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan.

According to an official, total allocations for the awarness project was Rs 55 million.���������������������������������������� He said the awareness campaigns were launched to sensitize rural and urban communities for behavioral change towards certain human rights issues particularly gender based violence; and to develop a communication strategy to address issues particularly violence against women, women's inheritance rights, child abuse, transgenders and minorities' rights etc.

� � He further said the campaigns helped�to promote tolerance and respect for human rights and inter-faith harmony to combat religious intolerance for a peaceful society.

He said the Ministry of Human Rights always tried to promote peace�for the protection and promotion of human rights.