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/ […]
Capital Punishment Study Reveals 78% of Death Penalty Cases Overturned by Supreme Court
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 […]
Origins of Blasphemy Law and its Widespread Abuse in Pakistan
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 […]
Launch of Pakistan Capital Punishment Study by FFR and Reprieve
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
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
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
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
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 Hanged in Pakistan Today
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 […]