Reema Omer
Contrary to opposition’s claim a proposed govt ordinance does not provide for grant of pardon to spy.
Updated 28 Jul, 2020 09:14am
The European Commission has noted a ‘serious deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan’.
Updated 19 Jan, 2023 02:11pm
Elements of the offence are vague and over-broad, and open to subjective interpretations.
Published 03 Feb, 2020 07:12am
Musharraf must be allowed to engage a counsel of his own choice.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 07:19am
Pakistan responded in a perfunctory manner to the UN committee’s recommendations.
Updated 24 Nov, 2019 08:25am
International standards clarify that laws related to terrorism must be clearly and precisely formulated.
Published 04 Nov, 2019 07:12am
Some aspects of the judicial accountability framework appear inconsistent with international standards.
Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:01am
Under international standards, pretrial detention should be the exception.
Published 22 Jun, 2019 06:59am
Courts in Pakistan have warned that “speedy trial should never be at the cost of the procedure”.
Published 01 Apr, 2019 06:54am
Extending the military courts’ jurisdiction will not help counter the very real terrorist threat.
Updated 05 Jan, 2019 12:33pm
Speedy justice has come at the cost of a fair trial.
Published 11 Nov, 2018 07:03am
The Indian Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 has implications far beyond LGBT rights
Published 23 Sep, 2018 06:41am
A law is needed to criminalise disappearances.
Published 04 Sep, 2018 06:02am
Article 184(3) is a powerful mechanism to be used judiciously.
Published 27 May, 2018 07:05am
Human rights have not improved.
Published 25 Mar, 2018 06:14am
Will Pakistan retain its GSP Plus status?
Published 22 Jan, 2018 06:58am
UN experts have called enforced disappearance “a tool for repression” and a “technique of terror”.
Published 18 Dec, 2017 06:51am
The NCHR’s work has been subjected to a number of constraints.
Published 10 Nov, 2017 01:27am
Pakistan’s election to the Human Rights Council in itself is no victory for human rights in the country.
Published 21 Oct, 2017 06:58am
No perpetrators of enforced disappearances have ever been brought to account.
Published 03 Oct, 2017 07:00am
