Khalida Ghous

Khalida Ghous (Urdu: خالدہ غوث) is a Pakistani scholar of international relations and human rights.

She is the former managing director of the Social Policy and Development Center, a research institute based in Karachi, Pakistan.

Education Ghous attended the University of Karachi and earned both an MA and PhD in international relations. She completed her PhD under the supervision of jurist Khalid M. Ishaq on the institutionalization of human rights, with particular reference to the European Court of Human Rights.

In 2006, Ghous was one of eighteen people who sent an open letter to President Pervez Musharraf, calling on him to resign as either president or Chief of Army Staff.

She was involved in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and was invited by the European Union to deliver a talk in Brussels. Ghous has participated in Pakistan–India back-channel diplomacy as a member of the India–Pakistan Neemrana initiative.

Honors and fellowships Ghous has received several academic fellowships and participated in international programs related to human rights and conflict resolution, including initiatives supported by the World University Service and the Henry L. Stimson Center.

Books

Ghous, Khalida (2005). Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia and Within Pakistan. New York: Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA). Ghous, Khalida (2002). Female Home-Based Workers: The Silent Workforce. Karachi: Centre of Excellence for Women's Studies, University of Karachi. Ahmed, M., and Ghous, K. (eds.) (1999). Pakistan: Prospects and Perspectives. Karachi: Royal Book Company.