A Culture of Hate Mongering: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2022/23

Policy Briefs and Reports

Who Belongs? The Foreigners Act 1946 and Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951

The document reviews Pakistan's Foreigners Act 1946 and Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951, focusing on gaps in the protection of refugees, citizenship rights, and stateless persons. It argues that Pakistani law largely divides people into citizens and foreigners without providing an adequate legal framework for refugees. It also examines birthright citizenship, citizenship through marriage, detention, deportation, and government powers, highlighting discriminatory provisions and inconsistent court interpretations.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

2024 English Policy Briefs and Reports Minority Rights and Racial Discrimination

Policy Briefs and Reports

Modern Slavery: Trafficking in Women and Girls in Pakistan

Modern Slavery: Trafficking in Women and Girls in Pakistan examines human trafficking as a form of modern slavery in Pakistan, with particular attention to women and girls. The report identifies Pakistan as a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and highlights forced labour, domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, forced begging, and bonded labour. The study argues that poverty, unemployment, gender inequality, lack of awareness, and weak enforcement of anti-trafficking laws increase vulnerability to trafficking. It draws on interviews with law-enforcement agencies, government departments, NGOs, international organizations, and trafficking survivors. The report concludes that Pakistan needs better data collection, stronger law-enforcement capacity, improved coordination between institutions, and more effective implementation of existing laws.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

2022 English Policy Briefs and Reports Gender Equality

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Understanding Global Sanctions: Categories, Application and Impact

The brief explains international sanctions, their different types, and how they are used to influence states and individuals without military force. It focuses on the growing use of targeted and secondary sanctions, particularly by the United States, and examines their effects on countries such as Pakistan. It also highlights the humanitarian and economic consequences of sanctions, arguing that sanctions should be carefully designed to minimize harm to civilians.

Research Society of International Law

2022 English Policy Briefs and Reports International Human Rights Systems

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Rural Women in Pakistan Status Report

Rural Women in Pakistan: Status Report 2018 provides a comprehensive assessment of the social and economic conditions of rural women in Pakistan. It examines women’s roles in agriculture, employment, education, health, unpaid care work, access to resources, and decision-making. The report highlights that rural women make major contributions to household and agricultural economies but remain concentrated in low-paid, informal, and vulnerable work. It also identifies barriers such as limited access to education, healthcare, financial resources, technology, and political participation. The report recommends stronger gender-responsive policies, better data, economic opportunities, and institutional support to improve the wellbeing and empowerment of rural women.

National Commisison on the Status of Women and Centre for Gender and Policy Studies

2018 English Policy Briefs and Reports Gender Equality