A Future
Not Bound
by Early
Vows

At the Center for Law & Justice (CLJ), we are dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of disadvantaged religious communities, women, and labor rights. We work relentlessly to promote dignity, gender justice, participation, collaboration, equality, sustainability, and climate justice.

Child Marriage

Water,
Sanitation,
and
Hygiene

CLJ focuses on improving the working conditions, rights, and dignity of sanitation workers, advocating for fair labor practices, safety protocols, workers’ rights, and empowerment through capacity-building workshops and policy advocacy.

Water & Sanitation

Decent
Work
and Labor
Rights

CLJ focuses on improving the working conditions, rights, and dignity of sanitation workers, advocating for fair labor practices, safety protocols, workers’ rights, and empowerment through capacity-building workshops and policy advocacy.

Labor Rights

Environmental
Justice and
Climate Change

CLJ advocates for access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices, working towards improved WASH services for marginalized communities, raising awareness, and influencing policies in collaboration with stakeholders.

Environmental Justice

Minority/Dalit
Rights and Social
Inclusion

CLJ advocates for access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices, working towards improved WASH services for marginalized communities, raising awareness, and influencing policies in collaboration with stakeholders.

Minority Rights

Sweeper Are
Super Heroes

This campaign sheds light on the invaluable contributions of sweepers, a community that has often been marginalized and overlooked. These individuals tirelessly work day in and day out to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in our communities, ensuring that our surroundings are pleasant and safe.

Humanitarian Support

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Our Mission

At the center for Law & Justice (CLJ), we are dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of disadvantaged religious communities, women, and labor rights. We work relentlessly to promote dignity, gender justice, participation, collaboration, equality, sustainability, and climate justice for marginalized communities. Inspired by muhammad ali jinnah’s egalitarian vision, our mission aligns with the universal declaration of human rights, the sustainable development goals, and the 1973 constitution of pakistan.

Our Projects

Projects

CLJ has spearheaded numerous impactful campaigns and undertaken various initiatives dedicated to the empowerment and well-being of Pakistan’s marginalized minority communities.

Latest Publications

REPORT

CLJ

Competing Faiths and Compromised Dignity, Safety and Employment Security of Sanitation Workers in Pakistan (2021)

REPORT

CLJ

The Index of Religious Diversity and Inclusion in Pakistan (2020)[1] [The report is over 45 times referenced in the UK Office report on Pakistani Christians]

REPORT

CLJ

What About
Us

International Assistance and Impoverished Religious Minorities in Pakistan in the book What About Us? (2022) by the University of Sussex’s Institute of Development Studies (IDS).

REPORT

CLJ

Stories of Resilience and Resolve:

An Intersectional Study on the Plight of Non-Muslim Women and Girls in Pakistan (2022). Pakistan’s first study documenting inter sectional experiences of minority women and girls.

Our Partners

International Partners:

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Local Partners:

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Support Our Work

At the Center for Law & Justice (CLJ), we are dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of disadvantaged religious communities, women, and labor rights. We work relentlessly to promote dignity, gender justice, participation, collaboration, equality, sustainability, and climate justice.