The writer is a lawyer.
In order to eliminate torture, introduction of legislation based on international standards can be a starting point. A policy of zero tolerance,...
Zia left us in 1988 but Pakistan has never looked back since then
Can a legal regime that allows for long-term detention, constitutional immunity and impunity for past disappearances provide a way forward?
General acceptance of the practice, lack of training and will to improve policing standards is what lets torture prevail in thana and outside
A year after the burning down of Lahore’s Joseph Colony, Sawan Masih was sentenced to death by a trial court on March 27, 2014. The court...
The Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, 2013 ostensibly provides for "protection against waging of war against Pakistan, prevention of acts...
