Articles

July 13, 2022

TRANSGENDERS: A TRIVIALISED COMMUNITY

For decades transgender people have been the victim of systematic stigmatisation. It is a callously neglected community. In the Colonial era gender-variant community of “eunuchs”, discovered […]
March 1, 2022

Victims of Abduction: Enforced Disappearances

“The issue of enforced disappearances, or what is commonly known as a missing person issue, is one of the major human rights concerns in Pakistan, and […]
July 7, 2020

Overarching Responsibility of Businesses to Curb Sexual Harassment Against Women in Workplaces in Pakistan

Introduction Sexual harassment is, unfortunately, one of the most prevalent[1] and also one of the most silenced gender-based violence in Pakistan. While sexual harassment is censured […]
June 16, 2020

Case Analysis: Lahore High Court’s Ruling Against Forced Conversions

INTRODUCTION Recently, for the first time in judicial history, the Honourable Lahore High Court in Mst Nasira Bibi  Judicial Magistrate issued a judgement on forced religious […]
June 8, 2020

Enforceability of Human Rights Against Private Entities in Pakistan

INTRODUCTION The concept of sovereignty is well-established under International law,[1] and it is this underlying notion on which the entirety of the international legal system is […]
April 6, 2020

Law to the Rescue: Coronavirus Outbreak, Global Public Health Emergency & Legislative Responses

Introduction Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus causing Covid-19 pandemic, a major political debate is focused on the analysis of the global response to this outbreak […]
February 24, 2020

Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: The Pakistani Landscape

Children are often considered as the future of a country but are also considered as the most vulnerable members of society who are prey to all […]
January 22, 2020

GENDER EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION AFTER #METOO

As we witness the events of past two and half years, the ‘#Metoo’ movement has become one of the mainstays for most gender-centred dialogues. The movement […]