Factors Affecting Human Rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the situation of human rights is comparatively worse. Factors affecting human rightsin thisprovinceincludefailure to guarantee good governance,growingpoverty, illiteracy, violence, terrorism, worseningsecurity, social injustice, political instability, and economic turmoil. These factors have been affecting adversely the human rights.To ensure human rights in the province, theexecutionof international human rights laws needs to be implemented.It is required to ensure good governance, peace and stability to ensure viable environment, provision of sustainable and quality education and reduce poverty. Unless the favourable environment beprovided to the people at large, human rights violations may be continued. This paper attempts to know about the factors affecting human rights in the province and present some solid recommendations and policy options.