NCHR drew on studies by Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) and Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) to showcase the harmful effects of hate speech on citizens, while focusing on the augmented effects on more vulnerable or marginalised communities like women, and ethnic and religious minorities. International Day to Support Victims of Torture NCHR’s campaign raised awareness about how torture violated the fundamental rights to life and dignity, and how the systematic practice of torture constitutes a crime against humanity as per international human rights instruments. The campaign reiterated Pakistan’s international commitments to upholding these rights due to it being signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Consultation for Women in Journalism According to Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, less than 5% of Pakistani journalists are women. These women are vulnerable to sexual, physical, and verbal abuse within and outside of their work place due to their occupation. A few years ago, the Digital Rights Foundation conducted interviews with female Pakistani journalists. In their findings, they discovered that online harassment had a significant impact on female journalists and they felt they had little to no support from the authorities. The authorities were unequipped to handle the high number of cybercrime cases. Journalists interviewed by DRF also revealed that their concerns over online harassment were dismissed by their own male colleagues who believed both male and female journalists had it 32