It’s UPR time again on November 11, 2017Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is scheduled to take place on November 13. UN member states will get together in Geneva to review the country’s human rights record and make recommendations for improvement. We have recently seen Pakistan make tall promises about its ‘deep commitment’ to human rights and engagement with UN human rights mechanisms, […]
ICJ case: Media experts should stop misleading the public on May 18, 2017Anyone familiar with the ICJ’s jurisprudence on consular access combined with some basic understanding of international law would have seen this decision coming. Yet on Pakistani television screens we see shock and horror, followed by the all too familiar blame game: the legal team was not good enough; Pakistan did not send an ad hoc […]
Murray to play Barcelona in bid for claycourt time on April 22, 2017MADRID: World number one Andy Murray will play next week’s Barcelona Open in a bid to build match fitness and clock up much-needed claycourt time ahead of next month’s French Open. Murray on Friday took the late decision to play in Spain after a surprise defeat at the hands of Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the […]
In focus: rights and accountability on April 20, 2017Earlier this week, Pakistan went through its first review of its implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). The scathing review highlighted Pakistan’s glaring failures to comply with the provisions of CAT and should push all institutions of the state to reconsider their perfunctory engagement […]
In focus: rights and accountability on April 20, 2017Earlier this week, Pakistan completed its first review of its implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). The scathing conclusion highlights Pakistan’s glaring failures in complying with CAT provisions. This should prompt all state institutions into reconsidering their perfunctory engagement with UN human rights mechanisms. […]