Aurat March 2021: What are participants demanding this year?

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•  Aurat March participants from each province had established a letter of demands for their respective governments to guarantee the rights of women, trans and non-binary people.
• Participants from Karachi have set a 15-point agenda this year, while those from Multan have a 22-point agenda for 2021.
• Aurat March Lahore has set a 12-point agenda this year, while Aurat March Islamabad's demands are tied to this year's theme of the care crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The long-awaited Aurat March is scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2021, across Pakistan. The mission of the Aurat March is to unite women, trans and non-binary people for the cause of gender justice and achieve a collective social change based on the principles of inclusion, dignity, freedom, and equality.

As every year, the participants from each province have presented a letter of demands for their respective governments to ensure the rights of women, trans and non-binary people of all origins.

Aurat March Karachi:

In Karachi, Aurat March participants will speak out on various issues affecting women, trans and non-binary people, while expressing solidarity with the connected nature of their struggles.

The participants have established a 15-point agenda for this year for both the provincial and federal governments. The agenda includes the demand to put an end to violence against women, the restructuring of the police department, the creation of shelters for women, and an end to forced conversions, among others.

Aurat March Islamabad:

As in Karachi, Aurat March Islamabad's lawsuits are tied to this year's theme of the care crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The themes that Aurat March Islamabad has highlighted range from health care, economic justice, and patriarchal violence to disability justice and the climate change crisis.

Aurat March Lahore:

Aurat March Lahore participants have called on the government to increase the provincial health budget, introduce a universal health system, introduce rehabilitation programs to manage the long-term effects of violence, and introduce reforms in the legal system to reduce gender. violence based on violence and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to gender minorities, among others.

Aurat March Multan

Aurat March Multan participants have set a 22-point agenda this year, demanding that the government ensure adequate healthcare facilities for women and gender minorities, and free access to education for disadvantaged girls in remote areas, including those who live in the old FATA. - among others.