Editorial board, article 2 Scant respect for the physical integrity of human beings remains one of the major obstacles to the realisation of human rights in Asia. This is manifest […]
Month: October 2004
Urgent Appeals File: Tahmeena & Abida Bhutto–A trip to visit grandparents ends in an unmarked grave
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong & Human Rights Education Forum, Pakistan On 1 May 2004, Tahmeena Bhutto, 17, and her cousin Abida Bhutto, 18, left their village of Jano, […]
The mechanics of ‘honour’ in Pakistan
Iqbal Detho, Coordinator, Human Rights Education Forum, Pakistan & Amélie Barras, Researcher, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Pakistani society is built on the Purdah system, which discourages contact between […]
naccessible justice in Pakistan
Ali Saleem, Project Coordinator, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Access to justice has emerged as a top priority and main area of international funding in Pakistan in recent years. […]
Human Rights Correspondence School lessons out on multimedia CD
The Human Rights Correspondence School, a programme of the Asian Human Rights Commission, has released its first lessons in multimedia CD format. The lessons are the most comprehensive archives and […]
Effects of Pakistan’s Legal Framework Order on the judiciary
Naeem Shakir, Advocate, Lahore High Court, Pakistan The Legal Framework Order, or LFO as it is commonly known, has been under fire inside and outside Pakistan for the changes it […]