The global protests against racism that are raging under the banner of Black Lives Matter (BLM) have followed on the heels of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Both these spectacular mass movements are inspirational and invite a conversation about the potential, limits and lessons for local resistance politics everywhere. Misgivings past and present The […]
Asma Jahangir’s journey of human rights activism since the 1980s signifies the interplay, shifts, and conflicts involving [Pakistan’s] dualistic legal and normative rights regimes as they have clashed, converged, and sometimes settled at temporary stalemate. Her advocacy for democracy and the rights of workers, women, and religious minorities provoked contestations with the state, the military, and political […]
Afiya Shehrbano Zia in this article has responded to Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir’s defence of Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari’s use of ‘veil’ during a recent official visit to Iran. Read Imaan Mazari’s article here. Imaan Mazari-Hazir’s critical commentary on Pakistani politics is an important intervention precisely because she is the daughter of Shireen Mazari, the […]
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