LAHORE – Chief Minister’s Strategic Reforms Unit Director General Salman Sufi has been selected as an Honoree for ‘Voices of Solidarity Award 2017 to be presented by Vital Voices Global Partnership — an organisation under the chairmanship of Hillary Clinton — on December 4 in New York.
The award is mostly honoured those people who have fought and struggled to eliminate violence against women and girls across the globe.
The list of other nominees includes former US Vice President Joe Biden, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Sir Patrick Stewart, renowned English actor and Zeid bin Ra’ad al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Mr Salman Sufi’s dedicated efforts and significant contributions to the cause of women’s empowerment in Punjab have earned him the status of a male champion for the cause.
“He played an instrumental role in the drafting and passage of the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016 that not only criminalized all forms of violence against women but also enabled the implementation of South Asia’s first Violence Against Women Center constructed in Multan, Pakistan,” said a press release issued here on Saturday.
This Center is a one-stop model for women survivors of violence with police, prosecution, medico-legal and counselling services all housed under one roof. “Mr Sufi also serves additional charge for Director General Punjab Women Protection Authority, which is a corporate structure charged with replicating VAWCs across Punjab,” it further added.
Moreover, Salman Sufi added to list of top five men from around the world who worked to end violence against Women.
