LEGAL MONITORING
NCHR’s legal monitoring function involves acting as a human rights watchdog to ensure provision
of constitutional and legal safeguards for human rights in laws, proposing amendments of existing
laws or adoption of new laws; examining administrative measures for effective implementation
and proposing amendments to the same or adoption of additional measures; and also making
recommendations for effective implementation of treaty obligations.
Legislation
Action Taken
1
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016
Legislation reviewed; recommendations
sent to the government
2
PECA Ordinance, 2022
Lobbied against Ordinance; Ordinance
struck down by Islamabad High Court
3
Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act, 2021
Legislation reviewed; recommendations
sent to the government
4
Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2014
Legislation reviewed; taken up with
Education Minister
5
Punjab Protection of Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2021
Legislation reviewed; lobbied for early
enactment
6
Home Based Workers (HBWs) Bill
Legislation reviewed; lobbied for early
enactment
7
Domestic Workers Act, 2019
Implementation of legislation reviewed
8
Federal Mental Health Bill
Legislation drafted to update Mental
Health Ordinance 2001
9
Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention & Punishment) Bill,
2022
Advocated for passing of Bill; Bill passed
10
Decriminalisation of Suicide in Pakistan Penal Code and the Code
of Criminal Procedure
Advocated with Taskeen (NGO) for
amendment in legislation; amendment
passed
Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2022
11
Ending Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan Penal Code and the
Code of Criminal Procedure
Advocated for amendment in legislation;
amendment passed
Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2022
12
Human Rights Courts
Notification of Human Rights Courts
under Section 21 of NCHR Act, 2012
NCHR Act, 2012
13
14
15
Balochistan Early Child Marriage Restraint Bill
Balochistan Home-Based Workers Act, 2022
Mines Act, 1923
Lobbied for passing of Bill
Legislation reviewed
Legislation reviewed; gaps in legislation
identified
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