Aaminah Qadir

Aaminah Qadir is a constitutional and human rights lawyer. She is the founder of She-her Pakistan, a public interest litigation firm. Her work focuses on empowering women, minorities and the environment. She is the coordinator of the prison reforms committee of Punjab and has trained over 150 district and sessions judges across Punjab.She was appointed by the High Court as an amicus curiae in the Ravi Urban Development Project case that raised serious issues of environmental damage, in a case challenging the Punjab Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act 2021 and in a case challenging the removal of the Punjab Ombudsperson for protection against harassment in the workplace.

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Fireside Chat

Saturday 1st Feb

Justice Saman Imtiaz in Conversation With Aaminah Qadir

Location: Hall 1 Riffat's appointment as a Judge in the IHC is part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen Pakistan's judiciary and marks the increasing role of women in Pakistan's judicial and legal fields.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Bites

Sunday 2nd Feb

She-her Speaks: Voices of Empowerment by Aaminah Qadir

Location: Hall 1 Shaiher (written as She-her)- a pun on words- envisions a city of women, where women are free, empowered and have full control of their lives. Like the Surkhaab, we at She-her Pakistan, work every day to provide women knowledge of their rights to enable them to live a life of dignity and agency, free from dependency on the structures that have caged them. We strive to empower women through every case we fight to create a more equal system. Join us to learn more.