Capital Punishment

Download a copy of the judgment in Noor Muqaddam’s murder case here: Noor Muqaddam Case Judgment

In March 2021, the Foundation for Fundamental Rights (FFR) and Reprieve UK launched a Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan, which is available online here: https://capitaldefencemanualpk.com/ […]

Download a copy of the Pakistan Capital Punishment Study here: Pakistan Capital Punishment Study (FFR & Reprieve) Between 2010 and 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned 78% of […]

Abstract This article attempts to provide an analytical review of Pakistan’s historical and continuing experience with blasphemy law, the validity of the law on the basis […]

Highlights From Launch of Pakistan Capital Punishment Study by FFR and Reprieve Between 2010 and 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned 78% of death penalty cases, a […]

Death Penalty And The Right To Life A death sentence was awarded to the Indian spy Kulbhsuhan Jhadav who had been on trial by military courts […]

In Memory Of Qandeel Baloch: Loopholes In Pakistan’s First Anti-Rape & Anti-Honor Killing Laws On 6th October, 2016, Pakistan passed its very first anti-honor killings and […]

Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part II iv. Prejudice, Whim, Mistake and Presentation by Attorney One of the weak points while eliminating the death penalty […]

Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I Introduction We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, […]

Shafqat Hussain, a murder convict, was hanged today in the Karachi Central Jail. Hussain was hanged for killing a seven-year-old boy in 2004. Shafqat, the youngest of […]