This volume explores key human rights challenges, from COVID-era rights violations to cyberwarfare laws, featuring diverse legal insights and global perspectives.

This report, prepared for the Philippine Commission on Human Rights by the Centre for Human Rights, aids in developing a climate change curriculum and framework. It analyzes successful climate change litigation globally, focusing on landmark cases and the evolving role of climate science as legal evidence.

CFHR's Marriage Rights Clinic trains law students to uphold women's marriage rights in Pakistan, using Nikkahnama expertise & combating disinformation.

This volume explores counter-terror laws, their human rights impact, and judicial oversight, highlighting tensions between security, nationalism, and civil liberties.

CFHR’s research examines the critical need for internet access as a fundamental right in education, emphasizing the role of legal and policy frameworks in addressing digital inequality.

In 2021, CFHR implemented a harassment policy at Universal College Lahore. Since 2019, CFHR has worked to create safe and inclusive educational institutions through policy reform, legal education, and community engagement.

This template for educational Institutions helps to promote survivor-sensitive policies to prevent harassment, bullying, and misconduct through legal alignment in universities in Pakistan.

Dive in to see how we’re building a safer, more just Pakistan for all.

In 2020, CFHR conducted impactful campaigns during the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV, focusing on bystander intervention, challenging gender stereotypes, and engaging men in gender equality. These initiatives aimed to foster safer communities and promote gender-sensitive discourse.

Violence against women significantly impacts victims, society, and the economy.  This report examines the economic costs of this violence globally and in Pakistan, highlighting the need for improved data collection and effective prevention policies.

UCL and the U.S. Embassy Islamabad jointly hosted the 2020 Jessup Moot Court Competition in Lahore, with 22 teams competing in the final round held at the Supreme Court bench. The competition offered students valuable experience in public international law advocacy.

Investigating justice for Pakistani rape victims, this project analyzed 63 trial court files from District Lodhran, revealing procedural challenges contributing to high acquittal rates.

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In 2019, CFHR's first 16 Days of Activism campaign included a HeForShe drive with 291 commitments and a social media campaign debunking rape myths. These initiatives advanced gender justice in Pakistan by mobilizing young leaders and fostering crucial conversations.

Pakistan has a high maternal mortality rate, partly due to inadequate healthcare for impoverished women.  A study of 23 low-income women in Pakistan identified obstacles to adequate pregnancy care and offered recommendations to improve maternal health outcomes.

CFHR undertook a project to assess the effectiveness of the 2018 Act in addressing the challenges faced by transgender individuals. Law students at CFHR’s Human Rights Clinic conducted a literature review, examining legal and societal issues under the supervision of the project lead.

The CFHR's Refugee Rights Clinic, active from 2019-2020, empowered students to engage with Pakistan's refugee crisis, focusing on the right to education. The clinic's research, resulting in the report *Humanizing Refugees in Pakistan*, advocated for policy reforms to improve refugee children's access to schooling.

In 2019, Ms. Sevim contributed to the UNODC's Education for Justice Project, reviewing Module 15 on counter-terrorism and developing teaching materials on human rights concerns.

The Two Finger Test, a discredited medico-legal practice assessing virginity through vaginal muscle laxity, violates human rights and lacks scientific basis, yet persists in countries like Pakistan.  Research by law students aims to eliminate this test through legal and societal reform, addressing its continued use and arbitrary court interpretations.

In 2018, CFHR and Arizona State University launched a clinic on gender-based violence in Pakistan, equipping students with research and advocacy skills.  Students focused on maternal mortality, the two-finger test, economic costs of violence, and transgender rights, culminating in policy briefs and a visit to Mahidol University in Thailand.

This volume explores fair trials for mentally ill inmates, child marriage in informal courts, blasphemy law abuse & Sharia's place in global human rights law.

CFHR’s Volume IV explores Pakistan’s human rights challenges—torture, health, climate justice, and minority rights—through legal and field research.

CFHR, with partners and U.S. State Department support, strengthened legal protections in Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) through fellowships, panel discussions, moot courts, and a thematic journal focused on fair trial rights.  This initiative aimed to enhance awareness, promote informed discourse, and equip legal professionals and youth with advocacy tools.

CFHR’s legal journal fosters critical dialogue on Pakistan’s human rights laws, spotlighting justice gaps, legal reform, and international obligations.

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CFHR’s legal journal offers critical insights on human rights in Pakistan, blending expert analysis on law, gender justice, and constitutional reform.

CFHR’s first legal journal amplifies human rights discourse in South Asia through expert and student-led analysis on justice, law reform, and accountability.