Centre for Human Rights - Pakistan

On 17 December 2025, CFHR brought together civil society representatives and subject-matter experts for a consultative session to examine key gaps, challenges, and opportunities for strengthening community-led responses to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Peshawar. The discussion generated valuable insights, reaffirming the critical need for collaborative efforts to effectively address TIP.

What does an effective national response to organised crime look like when it is shaped by those most affected?

On 12th November 2025, the CFHR in partnership with Centre for Governance Rights and United Nations Office on Drugs & Crimes - Country Office Pakistan hosted the Conference on National Strategy Against Organized Crime in Pakistan with Stakeholders from Punjab - Prioritizing Gender, Youth & Civil Society Voices. The event brought together stakeholders from government, law enforcement, civil society, academia, and youth networks to interrogate blind spots in current approaches and elevate perspectives often left out of strategy-making.

Across the day, speakers unpacked the gendered realities of criminal markets, youth exposure to cybercrime and drugs, the centrality of illicit financial flows, and the need to move the 4Ps beyond policy into practice.

Swipe through to hear key insights from speakers and panelists on why inclusive, survivor-centred, and youth-responsive strategies are essential to dismantling organised crime in Pakistan.