Interviews – ICOHR

Minority Rights Punjab

The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916

The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925

The Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment) Act, 1929

The Punjab Hindu Women’s Rights to Agricultural Land Ordinance, 1959

Women’s Rights Punjab

The Protection of Breast-feeding and Child Nutrition Ordinance, 2002

The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010

The Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Act 2014

The Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014

The Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neo-natal and Child Health Authority Act 2014

The Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016

The Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Act 2016

The Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2018

Child Rights Punjab

The Punjab Destitute & Neglected Children Act 2004

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, (Amendment) Act 2015

The Punjab Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment), Act, 2015

The Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Act 2016

The Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Act 2016

The Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Act 2016

Civil, Political and Economic Rights Punjab

The Punjab Murderous Outrages Act, 1867

The Prisons Act, 1894

The Good Conduct Prisoners’ Probationers Release Act, 1926

The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926

The Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance, 1958

The Criminal Law (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1968

The Muslim Family Laws (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1975

The Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance,1981

The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 2010

The Punjab Healthcare Commission Act 2010

The Punjab Revenue Authority Act 2012

The Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013

The Punjab Public Private Partnership Act 2014

The Punjab Security of Vulnerable Establishments Act 2015

The Punjab Sound Systems (Regulation) Act 2015

The Punjab Social Protection Authority Act 2015

The Punjab Civilian Victims of Terrorism (Relief and Rehabilitation) Act 2016

The Punjab Blood Transfusion Safety Act 2016

The Punjab Skills Development Authority Act 2018

The Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2018

The Punjab Right to Public Services Act 2018

The Punjab Occupational Safety And Health Act 2019

The Punjab Village Panchayats and Neighbourhood Councils Act 2019

The Punjab Local Government Bill 2019

Minority Rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The West Pakistan Hindu Women’s Rights to Agricultural Land Ordinance, 1959

Prevention of Hindus Bigamous Marriages Act, 1947

Women’s Rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Enforcement of Women Ownership Rights Act, 2012.

Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2016.

Child Rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KPK Child Protection and Welfare Act, 2015

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2015

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare (Amendment) Act, 2018

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Welfare Endowment Fund Act, 2019

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Development Commission Act, 2019

Civil, Political and Economic Rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Good Conduct Prisoner’s Probational Release Act, 1926.

Reformatory Schools Act, 1897

Famine Relief Fund Act, 1938

The West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964

Criminal Law (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1968

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Villages and Small Towns Patrol and Protection) Ordinance, 1972

Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Application of Probation of Offenders Ordinance) Regulation, 1981

Prisons Act, 1894

Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme Act, 1985

Consumers Protection Act, 1997

Transfusion of Safe Blood Act, 1999

Preventive Health Act, 2009

Shariah Nizam-e-Adle Regulation, 2009

Borstal Institution Act, 2012

Right to Information Act, 2013

Worker’s Compensation Act, 2013

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elimination of the Custom of Ghag Act, 2013

Right to Public Services Act, 2014

Promotion, Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights Act, 2014

Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 2014

Environmental Protection Act, 2014

Injured Persons and Emergency (Medical Aid) Act, 2014

Food Safety Authority Act, 2014

Public Private Partnership Act, 2014

Senior Citizens Act, 2014

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015

Establishment of Civil Mobile Courts Act, 2015

Health Care Commission Act, 2015

Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance Commission Act, 2016

Health Foundation Act, 2016

Blood Transfusion Safety Authority Act, 2016

Prevention of Conflict of Interest Act, 2016

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Welfare Endowment Fund Act, 2019

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2019

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Development Commission Act, 2019

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Promotion, Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019

Minority Rights Balochistan

The Balochistan Protection of Communal Property of Minorities Act XIV of 2018

Women’s Rights Balochistan

Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2014

The Balochistan Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding Act, 2014

Child Rights Balochistan

The Balochistan Juvenile Smoking Ordinance 1959

The Balochistan Compulsory Education Act, 2014

The Balochistan Borstal Institutions Act, 2014

Protection & Promotion of Breast-Feeding and Child Nutrition Act 2014

The Balochistan Child Protection Act, 2016

The Balochistan Juvenile Smoking (Balochistan Repeal) Act 5 of 2018

Civil, Political and Economic Rights Balochistan

Frontier Murderous Outrages Regulation 1901

Public Safety Regulation 1947

Minimum Wages West pakistan amendment ordinance 1970.

The Balochistan Land Reforms Regulation Amendment Act 1973.

The Criminal Law Special Provisions Amendment Act 1974.

The Balochistan Civil Disputes Shariat Application Regulation, 1976

Land Reforms (Balochistan Amendment) Ordinance,1981

Balochistan Education Projects (Implimentation And Regulation) Ordinance,1981

The Balochistan Hospital Regulatory Authority, 2001

Consumers Protection Act 2003

Safe Blood Authority Act 2004

Prisons (Balochistan Amendment) Act, 2011

Prisoners (Balochistan Amendment) Act, 2011

Food Authority Act 2014

Civilian Victims of Terrorism (Relief and Rehabilitation) Act 2014

The Balochistan Child Protection, Act 2016

The Balochistan Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses (Balochistan Repeal) Act No. IV of 2018

The Balochistan Essential Education Services Act No. VI 2019

The Balochistan Local Government (Amendment) Act No. IV of 2019

Minority Rights Sindh

The Sindh Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities Act, 2013

The Sindh Hindus Marriage Act, 2016

Women’s Rights Sindh

The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013

The Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013

The Sindh Maternity Benefits Act, 2018

Child Rights Sindh

The Sindh Child Protection Authority Act, 2011

The Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2013

The Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breast Feeding and Child Nutrition Act, 2013

The Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2013

The Sindh School Education Standards and Curriculum Act, 2014

The Sindh Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2016

The Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2017

The Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology Act, 2018

Civil, Political and Economic Rights Sindh

Minority Rights

The Hindu Widows Re-Marriage Act, 1856

Christian Marriage Act, 1872

The Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment ) Act, 1929

The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

The Hindu Women’s Rights to Property Act, 1937

The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937

The Cutchi Memons Act, 1938

The Hindu Married Women’s Right to Separate Residence and Maintenance Act, 1946

The Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities Ordinance, 2002

The Hindu Marriage Act, 2017

The Transgender Persons (Protection and Rights) Act, 2018 (Act No. XIII to XVIII of 2018)

The Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018 (Act No.XXVIII of 2018)

Women’s Rights

Married Women’s property Act, 1874

The Pakistan Girls Guides Association Ordinance, 1960

The Dowry and Bridal Gifts (restriction) Act, 1976

The Women in Distress and Detention Fund, 1996

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2004

The Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 (regarding Hadood Laws)

The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act,2010

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2010 (to Address the Issue of sexual harassment)

The Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Act, 2011 (to ban anti-women practices)

The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2011(for Acid control and check acid crimes)

The National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012

The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences relating to Honor Killing) Act, 2016

The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences relating to Rape) Act, 2016

The National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Act, 2018

Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2022

Child Rights

The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

The Workers Children (Education) Ordinance, 1972

The Employment of Children Act, 1991

The Protection of Breast- Feeding and Child Nutrition Ordinance, 2002

The Prevention of Bonded Labour and Child Labour Act, 2015

The Criminal Law (2nd Amendment) Act, 2016 (Child Protection)

The National Commission on the Rights of the Child Act, 2017

The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Act, 2018 (Act No. XXI of 2018)

The West Pakistan Juvenile Smoking (Repeal) Act, 2018

Zainab Alert

Civil, Political and Economic Rights

The Societies Registration Act, 1860

The Divorce Act, 1869

The Special Marriage Act, 1872

The Religious Societies Act, 1880

The Trusts Act, 1882

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

The Charitable Endowment Act, 1890

The Marriage Validation Act, 1892

The Prisons Act, 1894

The Prisoners Act, 1900

The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920

The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920

The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936

The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939

The Public Health (Emergency Provision) Ordinance, 1944

The Pakistan (Exchange of Prisoners) Ordinance, 1948

The Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951

The Charitable Funds (Regulation of Collection) Act, 1953

The Public Order (Meetings) Ordinance, 1958

The Public Order (Political Uniforms) Ordinance, 1958

The Pakistan Boy Scouts Association Ordinance, 1959

The Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961

The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control Ordinance, 1961

The Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962

The Employees Social Insurance Ordinance, 1962

The Copy right Ordinance, 1962

The Tea Plantations Labour Ordinance, 1962

The Members of National Assembly (Exemption from Preventive Detention and Personal Appearance) Ordinance, 1963

The Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969

The Employees Old Age Benefits Act, 1976

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan Ordinance, 1979

The Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance,1981

The Establishment of Office of Wafaqi Muhtasib (Ombudsman) Order, 1983

The Literacy Ordinance, 1985

The Literacy (Amendment) Act, 1987

The Charitable and Religious Trusts (Amendment) Act, 1987

The Employment of Children Act, 1991

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992

The Islamabad Consumers Protection Act, 1995

The Abolition of Punishment of Whipping Act, 1996

The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997

The Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expenses) Ordinance, 2000

The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non- Smokers Health Ordinance, 2002

The Freedom of Information Ordinance, 2002

The Transplantation of Human Organs And Tissue Act, 2010

The Benazir Income Support Programe Act, 2010

The National Commission for Human Rights, 2012

The Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Act, 2012

The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2014

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act No. XXI of 2015)

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Act No.XL of 2016)

Pakistan Halal Authority Act, 2016 (Act No.VIII of 2016)

The Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers (Amendment) Act, 2016

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No.VI of 2016)

The Public Private Partnership Authority Act, 2017 (Act No.VIII of 2017)

The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. IV of 2017)

The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018 (Act No. XXXIV of 2018)

The Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act, 2018 (Act No. XXIII of 2018)