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National Strategic Framework for Transgender Persons Protection and Political Inclusion

The National Strategic Framework for Transgender Persons Protection and Political Inclusion in Pakistan provides a roadmap for promoting the rights, protection, and political participation of transgender persons. Developed by UNDP Pakistan in consultation with relevant institutions and transgender communities, the framework addresses barriers to identity documentation, voting, political participation, and representation. It emphasizes institutional cooperation, awareness, legal protection, and inclusive electoral processes to ensure that transgender persons can participate equally in Pakistan’s democratic system.

2023 English Guidelines and Toolkits Gender Equality

Policy Briefs and Reports

Policy Brief: The Illegal Framework for Child Marriage in Pakistan

Child marriage is a significant issue in Pakistan, where according to the UN, Pakistan has the sixth-highest number of child brides in the world. Child marriage has serious consequences for the girls involved, including a higher risk of health problems, domestic violence, and poverty. Girls who are married young are also more likely to drop out of school and have lower literacy rates. Additionally child marriage also has a detrimental effect on the social and economic development of the country as a whole. The government of Pakistan has taken some steps to address the issue of child marriage. Recognising the importance of the issue, the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) issued a Policy Brief on the Legal Framework on Child Marriage in Pakistan in 2022. The Policy Brief discusses Pakistan international human rights legal framework, national and provincial legal framework and case-laws. The Policy Brief also gives detailed recommendations to key statekeholders in addressing the issue of child marriage.

2025 English Policy Briefs and Reports Child Rights

Academic Papers and Research Studies

Gender, Faith, and Resistance: Changing landscape for Women’s Movements in Pakistan

This article explores the historical trajectory of women’s movements in the Indian subcontinent, with a focus on pre and post partition of the sub-continent in 1947. It traces early feminist mobilization within anti-colonial and social reform contexts, followed by the emergence of new challenges in post-Partition nation-states. In Pakistan, the institutionalization of patriarchal norms, particularly under the Zia regime through laws such as the Hudood Ordinances, marked a significant regression in women’s rights. This article focuses on the resistance led by feminist activists and civil society organizations in the face of repression by the state, religious authorities, and conservative media. Despite systemic obstacles, women’s movements have demonstrated resilience and adaptability, continuing to advocate for legal reform, bodily autonomy, and gender equity.

2025 English Academic Papers and Research Studies Gender Equality

Policy Briefs and Reports

Policy Brief: Cut us open and see that we bleed like them

The brief is a comprehensive investigative report published by Amnesty International in partnership with the Center for Law & Justice (CLJ). The document exposes systemic, caste-based discrimination, social stigmatization, and highly hazardous working conditions faced by sanitation workers in Pakistan.

2025 English Policy Briefs and Reports Minority Rights and Racial Discrimination

Policy Briefs and Reports

Annual Report: Digital Rights Foundation

Annual Report hence captures a year of progress, resilience, and impact in our ongoing mission to create a safer, more inclusive digital landscape.

2024 English Policy Briefs and Reports Digital Rights and Artificial Intelligence

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

2019 English Policy Briefs and Reports Gender Equality

Policy Briefs and Reports

State of Human Rights in 2025

The report describes a grim year marked by a severe contraction of civic space, plunging judicial independence, rising militancy, and intense pressure on freedom of expression.

2026 English Policy Briefs and Reports Access to Justice

Academic Papers and Research Studies

Human Rights Education and Pakistan

The article examines the role of human rights education in strengthening Pakistan’s human rights movement. It highlights challenges such as religious intolerance, discrimination, violence, and limited resources for activists. The article focuses on the Centre for Human Rights Education–Pakistan (CHRE) and its efforts to build activists’ knowledge, skills, and capacity through training and advocacy. It concludes that human rights education is essential for promoting democracy, equality, tolerance, and social change in Pakistan

2016 English Academic Papers and Research Studies Human Rights Education

Academic Papers and Research Studies

Human Rights Education in Pakistan: Transition to a Tolerant and Peaceful Society

The paper examines violent extremism in Pakistan and the role of human rights education, arguing that universities can help develop tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and resistance to extremist ideas.

2023 English Academic Papers and Research Studies Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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.

2023 English Policy Briefs and Reports Labour Rights

Policy Briefs and Reports

Annual Report: Shirkat Gah

The Shirkat Gah Annual Report 2024 highlights the organization’s efforts to promote gender equality, women’s rights, and social justice in Pakistan. It describes initiatives focused on empowering marginalized communities, preventing gender-based violence, strengthening women’s leadership, and advocating for legal and policy reforms. The report demonstrates Shirkat Gah’s continued role in advancing a more inclusive, peaceful, and gender-equal society.

2024 English Policy Briefs and Reports Access to Justice

Academic Papers and Research Studies

The Process of Law Making by Parliament and Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan

The paper examines the process of lawmaking in Pakistan at both federal and provincial levels. It explains procedures for passing ordinary laws, constitutional amendments, ordinances, and bills through Parliament and provincial assemblies. It also discusses the role of parliamentary standing committees and the constitutional limits on Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.

2022 English Academic Papers and Research Studies Access to Justice