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
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
Shame & Stigma
Competing Faiths and Compromised Dignity, Safety and Employment Security of Sanitation Workers in Pakistan (2021)
REPORT
CLJ
Index of Religious Diversity
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:
Local Partners:
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.
