Accredited as a legal entity under the Societies Registration Act 1860 since March 2015, CSJ was established to actively engage in result-oriented research and advocacy concerning human rights, democratic development, and social justice for marginalized groups in Pakistan.
CSJ brings together a combination of dedicated and experienced professionals and practitioners in human rights, law, journalism, development, peace-building, and conflict resolution among its Board of Directors, Staff, and volunteers.
CSJ engages in evidence-based public policy advocacy, provides technical support to GOs, NGOs & INGOs, and conducts training workshops to enable key actors to promote and protect human rights. CSJ also engages actively in policy dialogue with government departments, ministries, educational institutions, national human rights institutions, and civil society stakeholders. CSJ also facilitates a Working Group for Inclusive Education, and the Peoples Commission for Minorities Rights involving eminent educationists and policy experts from Pakistan in order to engage in monitoring education policy reforms.
CSJ envisions Pakistan as a society based on principles of peaceful co-existence, justice, and democratic values.
CSJ is committed to furthering the cause of greater de jure and de facto equality among citizens of Pakistan at social, economic, and political spheres using social justice approach.
The Centre strives to achieve the following aims and objectives
a) To study issues concerning and suggesting terms of engagement in establishing respect for rights and development of the people in general, and marginalised groups in particular.
b) To conduct the research, disseminate and provide consultations to interested institutions and organisations working for peace and justice,
c) To organize trainings, publications, consultancy services, and policy education.
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) defines Social Justice as:
“A justice approach that deals with creating and enhancing; equality of rights; opportunities and realization of entitlements; that are protected in the domestic and international laws, so that individuals and communities can exercise these freedoms meaningfully and to their fullest potential. CSJ regards discrimination, on whatever grounds; moreover, inequality, in all forms and manifestation; and the denial of rights or infringement of freedoms; as principal causes of deprivation and suffering in the society. Therefore, CSJ advocates for proactive policies for eliminating; institutional and social discriminations, denial of postulated fundamental human rights to end deprivation and marginalization.”
Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) was born in October 2014 and accredited as a legal entity under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) in March 2015. CSJ brings together a unique combination of experienced professionals in human rights, law, journalism, practitioners in development and peace-building, to serve as members of Governing Body.