Tag
Pakistan human rights
May 26, 2021
The Gory Symbolism of a Terrorist Attack on a Palestine Rally in Balochistan
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
While Pakistanis were united in their outrage over abuses by Israel, few spare a word for the systemic oppression closer to home.
September 15, 2020
Declan Walsh on the ‘Nine Lives of Pakistan’
By Shah Meer Baloch
Declan Walsh talks about his latest book, Pakistan, regional politics, media freedom, and more.
April 20, 2020
On the Taliban, Pakistan, and Islamic State: An Interview With the Former TTP Spokesman
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
In an ironic twist, Ehsanullah Ehsan is championing human rights after fleeing Pakistan.
February 05, 2019
Pakistan’s Pashtun Rights Movement Suffers First Casualty
By Daud Khattak
A year after the PTM took shape, one of its leaders has been killed and frustration is growing.
January 23, 2019
Pakistanis Are the ‘Collateral Damage’ of Their State’s Counterterror Failures
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
A mother, father, and teenage daughter are the latest innocent victims of Pakistan's botched counterterror policy.
December 14, 2017
Why Pakistan Is Hyphenating Palestine and Kashmir
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The rest of the world has long distanced itself from the Islamist struggle in Kashmir – unlike Palestine.
April 24, 2017
No Sunset for Pakistan’s Secret Military Courts
By Maria Kari
A failure of justice and a black mark on Pakistan’s global image.
January 12, 2017
Pakistan's Missing Human Rights Activists
By Farooq Yousaf
Five activists have disappeared in recent weeks, including poet Salman Haider.
November 10, 2016
Asia's Mentally Ill on Death Row
By Maria Kari
Pakistan rules schizophrenia does not preclude the death penalty. It is far from alone in executing mentally ill prisoners.
June 29, 2016
Teaching Tolerance in Pakistan
By Shah Meer Baloch
Unless significant change is introduced, Pakistan may have to resign itself to unending attacks.
April 27, 2016
The Trouble With Pakistan's Cybercrimes Bills
By Umair Jamal
Nighat Dad believes that Pakistan is trying to legalize censorship and surveillance in the name of national security.
April 21, 2016
Pakistan and the Death Penalty
By Madiha Batool
Since lifting its moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, Pakistan has become one of the world's leading executioners.
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