Violence in Pakistan: A Gendered Perspective Context: Pakistan has been ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world for women.[1] Gender based violence (GBV) […]
Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System
Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System Article 1 of United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) defines torture in the following terms: For the purposes of […]
This Women’s Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset
This Women’ Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset Every year on the 8th of March the women of the world come together to commemorate […]
Patriarchy Killed Hina Shahnawaz
Patriarchy Killed Hina Shahnawaz News of honour killings, or karo-kari, is not new to Pakistan. Almost a thousand women are killed every year for allegedly bringing […]
Federal Legislation In 2016
Federal Legislation In 2016 In the year 2016, the National Assembly passed 51 Acts but the Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) altogether passed just seven, out of which two were […]
To Bail Or Not To Bail?
To Bail Or Not To Bail? It is a universally recognized principle that wherever there is inequality, there cannot be justice. Equality and justice are two […]
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 […]
Is The Killing Of Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Or Muslim Genocide?
Is The Killing Of Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Or Muslim Genocide? A campaign for ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslims is being carried out by Burmese authorities […]
Worse Than The Romans
Worse Than The Romans In a torch-lit procession, she would be escorted from her family’s home to the groom’s home, where the latter would be waiting. […]
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan Pakistan, for 69 years, has experienced the role of the formal judicial law […]
Legal Education And Its Dilemma
Legal Education And Its Dilemma It has been two years since I have been part of the legal education system in Karachi. I am frequently asked […]
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place A few months back, with the release of Maalik, the army aspect featured in the movie […]
The State Of Transgender Rights In Pakistan
The State Of Transgender Rights In Pakistan It is worth questioning ourselves whether in a country that struggles to provide food, shelter and clothing to its […]
Rising Again
Rising Again Pakistan signed, ratified and adopted the UN Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1996. Even with this international […]
A Critique On Article 2A Of The Constitution
A Critique On Article 2A Of The Constitution Article 2A of the Constitution of Pakistan states, “The principles and provisions set out in the Objectives Resolution […]
Effects Of Crime On Victims
Effects Of Crime On Victims A victim of a crime experiences a variety of effects: physical effects of injury, direct costs, mental or psychological effects, inconvenience […]
“Quitting Silence” – Featuring Various Aspects Of Sexual Harassment
“Quitting Silence” – Featuring Various Aspects Of Sexual Harassment Despite living in a world that bears a wide variety of religions, races, ethnicities and moral conduct […]