Staff Reporter
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called out the daily Ummat newspaper for using “unethical and inappropriate language” against participants of the Aurat March, demanding that it publish an apology.
In its April 5 issue, Urdu-language daily Ummat published a front-page story, the headline of which stated that sexual violence was committed the most against women in 14 countries.
The shoulder of the story mentioned that these 14 countries included the US, Japan, Sweden, South Africa, India, Bangladesh and other African countries.
Using demeaning language for the participants of the march, the daily said they didn’t notice incidents of sexual violence in non-Muslim countries.
