Faiza Farooq

Faiza Farooq is litigator and advocate, who currently serves as Director of the Peace & Justice Network(PJN) – a civil society network working to promote human rights and social justice for marginalized peoples across Pakistan. The network works with local communities to ensure the implementation of women’s human rights at a local level.

She is also the Director of the Female Governed Dispute Resolution Centre (FGDRC), a coalition of female attorneys and retired judges working to provide gender-responsive alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Through this organization, Faiza further provides training to young women attorneys on conflict resolution and peacebuilding practices. As a practicing advocate, Faiza continues to represent women on a pro-bono basis to ensure their access to legal remedies.