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Thursday, October 28, 2010

More stop "victimization" of minorities, women: A

Three organs of the United Nations on Wednesday called on Pakistan to ensure that women, minorities and people with disabilities have been spared human rights "more victimization" of the recovery from the devastating floods.

Geneva:Three organs of the United Nations on Wednesday called Pakistan to ensure that women, minorities and people with disabilities have been spared "than victimisation" of the recovery from the devastating floods human rights.

"Floods are disproportionately affected," they said in a joint statement. ""Members of the minority communities, Afghan refugees, women, children and persons with disabilities, especially those living in rural areas, were already among the most vulnerable in Pakistani society.

The Declaration requested the Pakistani authorities "to strengthen their efforts, human rights-based approach to prevent other victimization of the most vulnerable population".

Flooding hit Northwest of Khyber Pakhtunkwa province scene of the fighting between Government forces and activists, women and particularly girls were denied access to basic health and education, according to the United Nations.

The Commission for the rights of the child, the Committee on the Elimination of discrimination against women and the Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities said that 85 per cent of the displaced by floods is women and children, including half a million pregnant women.

They suffer destruction of health centres and are in need of protection from sexual and physical abuse, while women and girls need assistance to overcome the "all constraints" they face in reaching aid and basic services "including cultural barriers", United Nations rights bodies declared.

Meanwhile, people with disabilities "are often a part of the company who remains invisible, even under normal circumstances and even more in case of emergency," they added, and need urgent resettlement flood hit areas.

At least seven million people are still homeless in Pakistan near three months after the catastrophic flood of huge swaths devastated monsoon in the country, according to the United Nations.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Internet surfing main cause backache among women

35-50, Older women spend more social time on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, an investigation.

LONDON: middle aged women may suffer from chronic backaches if they spend long hours, surf the internet, say experts.

This happens because they hunch hours on computers in surfing the internet or shopping online, reports express.co.uk.

35-50, Older women spend more social time on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, an investigation.

He showed three to four women, 78 per cent, are dying that they spend too long sitting at a desk at work or on the net.De number, someone on five, 18 per cent, endures back on a daily basis.

A third said they are in pain, intervals of a few days and almost a quarter between once a week and once a half - mois.Près 44 per cent could not easily walk and a smaller number, 15 per cent, was unable to escape.

Physiotherapist Sammy Margo said: "back pain can be intense and make life difficult for people with discomfort evil affecting their home, work and social life".

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