
Aurat Foundation, founded in 1986, is a
women's rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countr ...
organization based in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capita ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Its co-founders were
Nigar Ahmed and
Shahla Zia.
Aurat Foundation lobbies and advocates for women. It also holds demonstrations and public awareness campaigns.
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Women in Pakistan
Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout Pakistan's history and they are allowed to vote in elections since ...
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Women's rights organisations based in Pakistan
Human rights organisations based in Pakistan
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