Child Labour In Pakistan: A Downplayed Issue
Child Labour In Pakistan: A Downplayed Issue The issue of child labour has been marred with many discrepancies over the years. What has remained constant throughout, however, is the fact that this…
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil Amongst many abduction cases where victims have undergone a long period of captivity before being recovered, there was one famous case involving an American girl,…
Government Non-Compliance With Minimum Standards Against Human Trafficking
Government Non-Compliance With Minimum Standards Against Human Trafficking According to UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2013, 55-60% of all trafficking victims are women. Pakistan is…
Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery Article 11 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 prohibits slavery, forced labour and child labour. Slavery is a condition in which an individual is dealt with as…
Is Aut Dedere Aut Judicare (Extradite or Prosecute) Obligation A Duty Rooted in Customary International Law? Part II
Is Aut Dedere Aut Judicare (Extradite or Prosecute) Obligation A Duty Rooted in Customary International Law? Part II 2.2)- Nature of the crimes Even if it is accepted that duty to extradite…
Can Forced Labour of Immigrant Workers in the Middle East be Regarded as Slavery?
Can Forced Labour of Immigrant Workers in the Middle East be Regarded as Slavery? When most people think of slavery, they instinctively think of colonialized Africa or the discrimination faced by the…
Is the Human Trafficking Ordinance just another failed statute in Pakistan?
The situation of human rights in Pakistan as recorded by international rights organizations, bodies and agencies has always been grave and continues to exacerbate. In similar news, Pakistan is on the…