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Provincial Human Rights Departments

The Eighteenth Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2010 has altered the structural contours of the state through a paradigm shift from a heavily centralized to a predominantly decentralized federation. In so far as the application of Human Rights is concerned, the Federal Ministry of Human Rights has the primary responsibility of reporting on the ratified International Conventions, as the

coordinating body and to liaise with the provinces on human rights to ensure their coherence and alignment with international obligations. However, after the enactment of the Eighteenth Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2010, many responsibilities have been entrusted to provincial governments including implementation at the provincial level of International Human Rights treaties to which Pakistan is signatory.

Provincial Human Rights Departments