On 19 August 2018, Mudassar Mehmood Naaru went on vacation to Kaghan with his wife, Sadaf, and then six-month-old son, Sachal. The next morning, Mudassar and his family went to a friend’s land, where they ...
On 22 January 2021, three United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders sent an Allegation Letter (AL PAK 2/2021) to the State of Pakistan, regarding “a series of alleged meritless charges brought against a number of ...
In Handyside v. the United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reaffirmed that the right to freedom of expression, as safeguarded under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), protects ...
After news surfaced of the horrific murder of a seven-year-old child employed as domestic helper in Rawalpindi, many came to know of the case as the “Zohra Shah” case. In reality, the young child who ...
In September 2015, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism submitted a report on the issue area under his mandate. In paragraph 46, it was ...
Mir Shakilur Rehman has been in detention for over five months now and there seems to be no case in sight against him. As most of the discussion around his case has focused on press ...
163SharesThe Navy Sailing Club case is a test case for the state and the government of the day in particular. Will we finally see the rule of law being upheld or will there continue to ...
129SharesAn enforced disappearance is a particularly heinous crime, which involves multiple human rights violations, including breaches of the right to be protected against arbitrary deprivation of liberty, the right not to be subjected to torture ...
330Shares“As the proceedings continue, it is becoming crystal clear that there is no evidence for the reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the allegations are completely baseless, indicating that the reference itself is an abuse ...
Whether from the elite or from the poor, once a woman’s character is tarnished, she alone understands the daily hell her life becomes. In contrast, men belonging to the elite who violate anti-harassment, rape and ...
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