The provisions of United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) provisions and the CEDAW Committee’s recommendations expand on the theoretical and practical ways in which countries can combat gender-based discrimination. In Pakistan, the digitisation of women and feminist collectives and their experience of violent misogyny on the internet accentuates the weakness of the country’s internet security mechanisms. This study utilises the human rights framework of CEDAW to assess the performance of Pakistan’s internet security mechanisms, and highlights the state’s obligations towards women’s digital safety. Informed by the CEDAW’s provisions and the Committee’s contributions, this paper provides recommendations to combat gender-based violence and improve Pakistan’s internet security mechanisms.

联合国《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》(CEDAW) 的条款和消除对妇女歧视委员会的建议扩展了各国打击基于性别的歧视的理论和实践方法。在巴基斯坦，女性和女权主义团体的数字化以及她们在互联网上遭受暴力厌女症的经历，凸显了该国互联网安全机制的薄弱环节。本研究利用 CEDAW 的人权框架来评估巴基斯坦互联网安全机制的表现，并强调国家对女性数字安全的义务。根据《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》的规定和委员会的贡献，本文提供了打击性别暴力和改善巴基斯坦互联网安全机制的建议。