Human Rights Situation in Pakistan: A Case Study of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Promotion, Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights Act, 2014

Abstract

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Promotion, Protection, and Enforcement of Human Rights Act, 2014, is the landmark achievement of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. Using post-positivism and qualitative methods, the researcher looked at primary and secondary data to determine how to explore this Act. Qualitative primary data was employed through thematic analysis. The unstructured interview protocol was distributed among district attorneys, lawyers, and professors. Act has a lot of good points, such as making human rights policy a crucial part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's development plan, making it easier to do the right thing, and setting up Pakistan's first HR information management system, making the first collection of national HR indicators for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and ensuring that Human Rights Day is celebrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Another important finding was that the role of the Paris Principles and GSP+ status forced the passing of the Human Rights Act. This Act might be a beacon of hope for the people of that province. This study can benefit Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ministry of Law, decision-makers, future scholars, policymakers, civil servants, and government officials.

      Keywords: human rights; Paris protocols; GSP+; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Pakistan.