Founder of cyber-harassment helpline tears up as she describes receiving calls from women afraid of being killed by male relatives for using the internet
Nighat Dad, human rights award winner and founder of Pakistan’s first cyber-harassment helpline, works on her laptop at her office in Lahore, Pakistan. Picture: AFP/AMNA YASEENWith her flashing rings, green-streaked hair and “Hack the patriarchy” laptop stickers, Nighat Dad is a digital warrior.
Much of Pakistani society lives under the patriarchal, outdated code of so-called “honour” that systemises the oppression of women by preventing them from choosing their own husband or working outside the home. She launched the cyber-harassment helpline that same year, funding it with the €100,000 in Tulip prize money.The helpline now receives up to 20 calls a day and the number is increasing.
Her father defied more conservative relatives when he insisted she leave an abusive marriage, fight for custody of her son, and study law at a co-ed university.
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