App for women to report harassment launched in Pakistan
by Thomson Reuters Foundation from Technology | The Guardian on (#27VZF)
App launched in Punjab alerts emergency response police team to their location as authorities seek to improve women's safety
A smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police in Pakistan's Punjab province went live this week as authorities step up efforts to promote women's safety in one of the worst provinces for crimes against them.
With a click of a button, users who feel threatened can call an emergency response police team who should be able to track their location via a built-in global positioning system (GPS).
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