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Custodial Torture and International Best Practices

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Image Source: OMCT SOS-Torture Network, Pakistan takes first step towards making torture a crime < https://www.omct.org/en/resources/statements/pakistan-takes-the-first-step-towards-making-torture-a-crime > accessed 31 January 2023. Introduction Under International Law, acts such as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are considered ‘torture’[1] and are strictly prohibited under the primary international human rights instruments, namely, (the 1975 UN Declaration against …

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Environmental Preservation in Pakistan: What Has Been Achieved?

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Image Source: Regional Co-operation Council, Environmental Protection ‘Let’s go green’, < https://www.rcc.int/flagships/9/environment-protection > accessed 30 January 2023. Introduction “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” said Albert Einstein. The nature forms a crucial part of our lives and it is important to value it. There’s a world full of natural assets[1], and …

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Juvenile Justice System in Pakistan

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Image source: DAWN News Pakistan, ‘Juvenile justice system’ accessed December 26, 2022. Introduction Primarily, while different countries have different laws, generally, those under 15 are considered to be doli incapax (deemed incapable of forming the intent to commit a crime) [1] and therefore, cannot be entirely guilty of their crimes. Keeping this in mind along …

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Pakistani Provinces Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence

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Image source: Arab News Pakistan, ‘In northwestern Pakistan, domestic violence up by 45% during coronavirus lockdowns’ (ANP, 15 March 2021) accessed August 1, 2022. Introduction It is necessary to institutionalise measures to prevent and protect women, children, and other vulnerable people from domestic violence and matters related to or incidental to such violence. Considering increasing …

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The United Nation’s Involvement in Jammu and Kashmir Dispute

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Image Source: A woman looking out a window in Kashmir. Source: © Scorpionpooja02/Flickr, 2007. Background Under British colonial rule, the South Asian subcontinent was governed in part by directly-administered British territories and in part by Princely States that were quasi-independent.[1] Jammu and Kashmir was one of the largest Princely States,[2] consisting of Hindu maharajah governing …

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The Indus Water Treaty: Trans-Boundary Water Dispute in South Asia

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The Indus River originates in Tibet and Afghanistan and flows through India and Pakistan.[1] British colonial rulers constructed an expansive canal system throughout the watershed that split in the 1947 partition, leaving the headworks in India and majority of canals in Pakistan.[2] This led to upwards of 75 years of water disputes that continue today …

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Water Scarcity in Pakistan and the Applicable Legal Framework

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Image: Business Standard, ‘Water Crisis Looms Large in Pakistan, may face absolute scarcity by 2040’, <https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/water-crisis-looms-large-in-pakistan-may-face-absolute-scarcity-by-2040-121032200050_1.html> accessed on May 23, 2022. Introduction In current times Pakistan is considered one of the most densely populated countries in the world. As economists may suggest, an evident effect of a high population is the scarcity of resources. This …

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The emotive issue of the religious minorities in Pakistan: convert or die?

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Introduction “You are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed, that has nothing to do with the business of State.” ~ Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali …

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Draft Guidelines for Corporate Social Responsibility for Marginalised Communities

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Image Source: Fauxel, [image] (Pexels, November 2019) accessed 6 September 2022. Introduction and Scope 1.1 Diversity in the workplace has been a long-overlooked facet of corporate social responsibility. Promoting equitable inclusivity that attempts to remediate conventional patterns of underrepresentation and oppression is a prime example of good governance and social responsibility. Communities like transgender folk …

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