Several years back, there used to be women suppressed heavily in Pakistan. Women were distressed, in pain, were murdered, physically and mentally abused, exploited in the name of social rituals, killed for honor, and were not allowed to work in corporate sectors, and had little or no knowledge about human or women’s rights in Pakistan.
the days have changed and the tables have turned, women have been marching on the streets for their rights – (Aurat March), women are aware of feminism, and the women in Pakistan are now vocal against misogyny.
Women’s rights movements specifically support females against violence, slavery, and gender biases.
However, sometimes things go different and women in Pakistan use their rights off-limits.
Several incidents took place in the past where Pakistani women used their rights in a forbidden manner but sadly, these occurrences went unnoticed by the human rights activists and other organizations.
The viral Café Cannoli video has thrown the people in a debate across the country with colliding viewpoints over the issue. Amid the criticism, the most interesting part of the story is that no organization or prominent figure labeled it as a “harassment attempt” with the male worker of the restaurant.
Another similar incident took place the preceding year when a video went viral of a woman engaged in an argument with the security personnel.
The woman was heard using abusive language with the on-duty policemen, however, the officials remained tranquil.
A similar incident took place later in 2020, where a woman slapped a security guard outside a shopping mall in the Clifton area of Karachi.
The guard faced physical abuse from the woman for not letting her inside the mall with zero precautionary measures amid coronavirus pandemic.
The video stirred a debate on social media, however, no one dared to claim it as an act of harassment.
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In the recent incident of Café Cannoli, the female owners of the restaurant were labeled for mocking their male employee but sadly not for harassing him over his language skills.
When it comes to human rights, the members of civil society consider it as women’s rights only.
Pakistan society has become accustomed to being vocal about women’s rights while there is a deliberate ignorance for the human rights specifically of other genders.