Saleem Malik is a passionate advocate of human rights and a social activist who has been defending the rights of the weakest segments of society including women, children, disabled and the poorest for the last three decades from multiple personal, organizational and collective platforms. He is well known to the human rights sector in Pakistan
The Sindh Commission on the Status of Women ACT 2015 was passed by the Provincial Assembly Sindh on 6th of April, 2015, assented by the Governor of Sindh on 12th of May, 2015. The Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW)) was established on September 08, 2017 after rigorous efforts of Strengthening Participatory Organization
02 One-day training were organized for capacity building of 25 members of benches of treasure and oppositions, in Sindh Assembly, on 13th and 14th of March 2018 respectively, at Movenpick Hotel Karachi. The training sessions were based on the key findings and recommendations of research based study titled “Contemplating Men Legislators’ Attitude towards the
A provincial level network was formed in April 2017 after orientation meetings with the departments of Women Development, Social Welfare, Human Rights, Home, Health and Planning and Development (P&D) to play their role in implementation of targeted laws. This network was named ‘Provincial Steering Forum’ to facilitate and coordinate for establishment of pro women structures
In 2017 meetings were held with Women Development Department, Social Welfare Department and Human Rights Department Government of Sindh to share propositions on increase in resource allocation to develop and functionalize the pro women structures for effective implementation. The outcome of the meeting was to develop the position papers based on the desk review and
04 Advocacy meetings were held with Women Development Department for nominations of District Monitoring Committees, District Protection Committees, and Appointment of Protections Officers under laws of Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013 and Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2013. Meeting was also held with Ms. Shehla Raza, Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly on June
08 consultative meetings were held with women development, social welfare and home departments to facilitate the process of increase in resources allocated in Annual Development Plans. SPO proposed inclusion of prioritised pro-women schemes in ADPs and summary of non-development expenses (SNEs) to the relevant departments. The propositions for new ADPs and SNEs for monetary year
Dissemination Event – Situational Analysis of Implementation of Pro Women Laws in Sindh” Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), organized two events on 14th of September and 22nd of the November 2017 in Karachi and Hyderabad to share the “Situation Analysis Report on Implementation of Pro Women Laws in Sindh” with members of the Provincial Assembly Sindh,
12 Provincial Consultative and Lobbying meetings have been held with Sindh government, policymakers and parliamentarians till May 2018. In 2017 meetings were held with members of Provincial Assembly Sindh – Ms. Mehtab Akbar Rashdi (MPA) and Member of Parliamentary Committee on PCSW Sindh, Ms. Sorath Thebo (MPA) and Member of Parliamentary Committee on PCSW,
Two meetings were conducted for PSF advocacy campaign on 8th and 17th of August 2017 in Karachi to strategize the action plan for PSF advocacy campaign. Second meeting conducted was held as roundtable discussion with PSF members and legislators to advocate for notification of SCSW and pro women legislation structures. Women members of provincial assembly