Premier Imran Khan has founded a committee to study and investigate the plight of women in prisons.
Premier Imran Khan has founded a committee to study and investigate the plight of women in prisons.
According to Radio Pakistan, the committee has been constituted taking into account the plight of female prisoners, whether convicted or awaiting trial, in the overall context of gender biases prevalent in the society at large and issues associated therewith.
The Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari has been made the chairperson of the committee.
Sources said the committee shall submit its report in the matter within four months.
The committee will suggest a comprehensive and workable system of governance of prisons in Pakistan to ameliorate the plight of women prisoners.
It will review prison rules and other relevant laws to suggest gender-specific changes to bring improvements for women inmates.
The committee will also review the situation of children accompanying women in jails and work to help mainstream such children, especially concerning their education and social integration.
