In an empowering move, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently ruled that women in Pakistan have the right to demand haq mehr at any time […]

On September the 2nd, 2022, in a welcome move, the Indian government announced a 60-day special maternity leave for women who give birth to stillborn babies […]

Qandeel Baloch – Awaiting Justice Murderers of Qandeel Baloch were recently pardoned by her parents again for the second time since the case had opened. Pardoning […]

Acid Resistant Makeup: An Effective Non-Legislative Measure Against Acid Attacks? You know humanity has failed when there is a need to create acid resistant makeup because […]

Are Pakistani Households Abusing Domestic Workers? It is true that Pakistan has its fair share of deranged practices and the abuse of domestic workers is one […]

Legal Measures To End Unhealthy Weight Loss Practices The fashion industry is a confusing place. On one hand, it empowers women by employing them, giving them […]

#KhadijaTheFighter – A Recap Khadija Siddiqi’s case and her bravery amidst all the chaos has continued to serve as a lesson for women to hold their […]

Pakistan Issued Its First Third Gender Passport – But Giving Respect To The Transgender Community Is Asking For Too Much Shortly after the holy month of […]

The Practice Of Female Genital Mutilation Africa and certain parts of the Arab world are not the only places where the practice of female genital mutilation […]

Transgender Discrimination In The United States Pakistan isn’t the only country that bestows injustices onto minority groups residing in it. We all are aware of the […]

Patriarchy Killed Hina Shahnawaz News of honour killings, or karo-kari, is not new to Pakistan. Almost a thousand women are killed every year for allegedly bringing […]

Is The Killing Of Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Or Muslim Genocide? A campaign for ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslims is being carried out by Burmese authorities […]

#TransLivesMatter On November 13, 2016, a video went viral on social media, which showed a transgender woman pinned down and being viciously flogged by a gang […]

In Memory Of Qandeel Baloch: Loopholes In Pakistan’s First Anti-Rape & Anti-Honor Killing Laws On 6th October, 2016, Pakistan passed its very first anti-honor killings and […]

Breast Ironing: From Africa To Britain Breast ironing, a draconian Cameroonian tradition, is the massaging of young girls’ breasts with hot tools, such as pestles and […]

Breastfeeding At The Workplace In Pakistan  A few days ago when I was researching on the possible maternity rights available to women in Pakistan, I was […]

Pak Telecom Policy 2015 – Another Step Forward for Censorship On December 11th, 2015, the Economic Coordination Council (ECC) approved the long awaited Telecom Policy 2015. […]