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Devaluing ‘honour’ Sat, November 05, 2016

THE 2016 Amendment to Offences in the Name/ Pretext of Honour Act has had mixed reactions. Some celebrate the reforms while others consider these to be a mere ‘smokescreen’. For decade Read More ...

Challenge of torture by police Sat, November 05, 2016

THE recently released report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled This Crooked System: Police Abuse and Reform in Pakistan, broadly focuses on two areas: a) police misuse of force including Read More ...

The web and women’s harassment Sat, November 05, 2016

LAST week, law-enforcement officials from the Federal Investigation Agency arrested an assistant professor at the University of Karachi. According to an FIR registered against him, he had Read More ...

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