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

Policy Briefs and Reports

Assessing Pakistan’s Compliance with Labor Conventions

The report examines Pakistan’s compliance with International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and identifies gaps in the protection of workers’ rights. It highlights issues including forced and child labour, discrimination, weak enforcement, and inadequate labour protections. The report calls for stronger laws, effective enforcement, and better institutional mechanisms to ensure workers’ rights in Pakistan.

Justice Project Pakistan

2023 English Policy Briefs and Reports Labour Rights

Policy Briefs and Reports

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

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Internal Colonization in Northern Pakistan: The Impact on Cultural Rights

The study examines internal colonialism in northern Pakistan, particularly in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Torwali argues that indigenous communities have experienced political, cultural, and linguistic marginalization, resulting in the weakening of local languages, identities, and cultural rights. The study also discusses assimilation, loss of indigenous culture, fragmented political structures, and the situation of Gilgit-Baltistan. It calls for greater recognition and protection of the region's linguistic, cultural, and political rights.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

2024 English Policy Briefs and Reports Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Policy Briefs and Reports

Gender Matters: A Manual by the Council of Europe

Gender Matters is an educational manual published by the Council of Europe to help youth workers, educators, and trainers address gender-based violence (GBV). It provides theoretical concepts, legal frameworks, and practical non-formal learning exercises

Council of Europe

2019 English Policy Briefs and Reports Gender Equality