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 countries, ...

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 Capital T ...

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 Nigar Ahmed (16 February 1945 – 24 February 2017) was a Pakistani women’s rights activist who founded the Women’s Action Forum and Aurat Foundation. She died aged 72. Early life and education Ahmed was born in Lahore in 1945, to Riazuddin ...

and

Shahla Zia Shahla Zia (12 February 1947 – 10 March 2005) also known as Shehla Zia, was a Pakistani lawyer and activist, known for her advocacy of women's rights. Personal life Zia was born into a Punjabi family in Lahore. Her father Mahmood Ali Khan was ...

. Aurat Foundation lobbies and advocates for women. It also holds demonstrations and public awareness campaigns.

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* Women's rights organisations based in Pakistan Human rights organisations based in Pakistan {{fem-org-stub

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