Social Welfare Department Punjab and Musawi organization have signed a Letter of Intent to express their willingness to work together for #WomenEmpowerment . Director General SWD Punjab Muddassir Riaz Malik, CEO Musawi Ms. Fatima Yasmin Bokhari, Directors (continued)

Every #vote strengthens fundamental rights, rule of law & democracy in the country. Make it count — use your vote on 8th February 2024! 🗳️ 🇵🇰

Learn more about #Pakistan ’s 12th General Elections, 2024 ⬇️

#Elections2024 #Pakistan Elections

Khadija Bokhari, Director Litigation & Advocacy Saleemah Al-Musawi spoke on the launch of easypaisa’s audio nikkahnama on Express News. She emphasized the importance of the nikkahnama & how this initiative increases women’s access to their fundamental marriage rights.

Khadija Yasmin Bokhari

Thanks to the expertise and editorial work of ICTJ , “Repairing from the Bench” that we started with adriana and Fatima Y. Bokhari with Open Society Justice Initiative is published in English, French, Spanish and Arabic! Domestic courts around the world order reparations for rights violations.

#PUBLICATION | How has int’l law and jurisprudence on #reparations evolved to deliver justice to victims? What can we learn from the work of domestic courts?

Read 'Repairing from the Bench: From Finding Responsibility to Fashioning Judicial Redress' here:
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You can now listen to your rights in the Nikkahnama with easypaisa 🎧

Pakistani law recognizes citizenship by birth; this means that every person born in Pakistan is a citizen of Pakistan simply by being born here & has the right to apply for nationality as per the existing protocols and processes under the law.

(Illustration by Wasfa Kamal)

Since inception, Musawi has invested in research, policy-making, legal services and evidence-based solutions to support eradication of violence against women and girls. Today we reaffirm our committment to continue investing in a better tomorrow. #NoExcuse #16DaysOfActivism

Chairperson Rabiya Javeri Agha meets Fatima Y. Bokhari from Musawi to discuss further collaboration on womens matrimonial rights & extended coverage of the diagnostic research on the NikahNama. Ministry of Human Rights

Are you passionate about research? Are you committed to knowing more and doing more with what you know? If yes, we’re looking for you!🕵🏻‍♀️

Interested applicants are requested to email their CV, cover letter and a writing sample at [email protected]

Under our on-going program to protect women’s marriage rights in Pakistan, we are looking for a Research Officer to join our team!

Interested applicants are requested to send their CV, cover letter and a writing sample to [email protected]

#CeaseFireNow ‼️ ISI has issued a Joint Statement with #Statelessness & #Nationality Rights actors calling for immediate end to #indiscriminate attacks on the #Palestinian people. Read the full statement & endorse 👉🏼 bit.ly/46QIhRN

Director Musawi , Barrister Khadija Bukhari & Legal Associate, Sajjad Nekokara met with Chairperson CPWB Sarah Ahmad . Barrister Khadija presents the Bench Book compiled on family law in Pakistan with a focus on women and child marriages.

Director General Social Welfare & Bait-ul-Maal Punjab, Muddassir Riaz Malik met with Director Litigation & Advocacy 'Musawi' Barrister Khadija Yasmine Bokhari along with Sajjad Nekokara.
She presented Bench Book complied on Women Marriage Rights 'MUSLIM FAMILY LAWS BENCH BOOK'.

Federal Shariat Court declares women's right to khula as absolute & it cannot be denied by the court. Judgment also highlights that it is not always necessary or binding on a woman to completely forego her dower for seeking Khula.

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My short piece on the equal rights of divorced mothers to remarry #MahiraKhan
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🔴Identity Struggles: Women Against Patriarchal Norms
DG Immigration & Passports has sought a week to respond to a petition by Adv Khadija Bokhari in the Lahore High Court, that challenges any policies prohibiting women from retaining their father's name post-marriage.

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Championing Women and Children's Rights: Insights from Justice Jawad Hassan while speaking at Inter-provincial consultation on Marriage Rights hosted by CFHR Musawi National Commission for Human Rights