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PAKISTANS RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS REGARDING WOMENS RIGHTS A CASE STUDY OF THE 4TH UPR CYCLE

03 Pages : 25-37

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-I).03      10.31703/girr.2024(VII-I).03      Published : Mar 2024

Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle

    Using the 4th UPR cycle as a contextual inquiry, this pilot project seeks to investigate Pakistan's approach to addressing global commitments on women's rights. The purpose of this study is to examine Pakistan's efforts to promote gender equality and inclusion of women and to assess how the nation has implemented the recommendations of the fourth UPR cycle. The researcher thoroughly reviewed the exercises and efforts undertaken by Pakistan to improve women's liberties, especially due to the recommendations made by the fourth UPR cycle. Its experts likely understood what these plans meant for women in Pakistan based on the specific strategies and projections that were formulated. The finding helped to determine the main components that hindered or affected the fruitful implementation of these commitments during the fourth UPR cycle. Furthermore, this study explored the manners through which grassroots developments and general society groups have fought for women's emancipation in Pakistan.

    Fourth UPR Cycle, Women's Rights, Gender Equality, International Commitments, Grassroots Developments
    (1) Kiran Fatima
    Undergraduate, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shahzad Amin
    Undergraduate, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Anwar Ali
    Assistant Professor (OPS), Department of Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

    APA : Fatima, K., Amin, M. S., & Ali, A. (2024). Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle. Global International Relations Review, VII(I), 25-37. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-I).03
    CHICAGO : Fatima, Kiran, Muhammad Shahzad Amin, and Anwar Ali. 2024. "Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle." Global International Relations Review, VII (I): 25-37 doi: 10.31703/girr.2024(VII-I).03
    HARVARD : FATIMA, K., AMIN, M. S. & ALI, A. 2024. Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle. Global International Relations Review, VII, 25-37.
    MHRA : Fatima, Kiran, Muhammad Shahzad Amin, and Anwar Ali. 2024. "Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle." Global International Relations Review, VII: 25-37
    MLA : Fatima, Kiran, Muhammad Shahzad Amin, and Anwar Ali. "Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle." Global International Relations Review, VII.I (2024): 25-37 Print.
    OXFORD : Fatima, Kiran, Amin, Muhammad Shahzad, and Ali, Anwar (2024), "Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle", Global International Relations Review, VII (I), 25-37
    TURABIAN : Fatima, Kiran, Muhammad Shahzad Amin, and Anwar Ali. "Pakistan's Response to International Commitments Regarding Women's Rights: A Case Study of the 4th UPR Cycle." Global International Relations Review VII, no. I (2024): 25-37. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-I).03